The Housewife Assassin’s Handbook (Housewife Assassin Series, Book 1)

Murder, suspense, sex–and some handy household tips.

IN BOOK 1 OF THE HOUSEWIFE ASSASSIN’S HANDBOOK:

Every desperate housewife wants an alias. Donna Stone has one—and it happens to be government-sanctioned.

But Donna earned it the hard way. Her husband was killed the day she delivered their third child. To avenge her husband’s murder, Donna leads a secret life: as an assassin. But espionage makes for strange bedfellows, and brings new meaning to that old adage, “Honey, I’m home…”

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For more on Josie Brown’s books, go to her website: JosieBrown.com

PRAISE FOR THE HOUSEWIFE ASSASSIN NOVELS:

“The last book that made me laugh: Josie Brown’s The Housewife Assassin’s Handbook. I taught it in a class about comic novels.” —Jane Smiley, Pulitzer Prize-winning author

“Books like this are why I wonder why male readers don’t think female authors have content that they would find entertaining. Brown’s hired gun plot is fun, sometimes aggravating, and filled with the wonderful twist of being from a mother’s POV. There’s enough comedy sprinkled in between the emotional scenes and within the action to keep readers’ minds from going too grim here. Brown writes the kind of feminist action plot that men should be reading, especially male authors, to cure that trope of “vapid sexy girl with a gun.” —Amber Love, author

“I am sure many of those whose spy-oriented online company I keep may wonder about me sometimes. On many days I will join in deep discussions about the works of Le Carré, Deighton, Greene, Ambler, and Forsyth. And then I take incredible delight in a series like The Housewife Assassin. Just the name would likely cause eyebrows to be raised, and likely my stature as an ‘expert’ falls a bit. Too bad! I read for enjoyment. I especially love the fantastic twists on life and convention that Stone must go through to keep putting bad guys six feet under while making sure there is food on the table and the kids get to their activities on time. I take a lot of delight from them. I hope you do as well because I want more adventures.” Randall Masteller, Spy Guys + Gals

READER REVIEWS FOR THE HOUSEWIFE ASSASSIN SERIES:

“Strong central characters, compelling incident to launch the story, twists at every turn. There’s humor, romance, and intrigue in this page-turning romantic mystery of a housewife-turned-assassin.”

“This is a great satire mystery series. If you funny mysteries, this one is right up there with Janet Evanovich and Carl Hiaasen.”

From the Publisher

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0050PJZLK
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Signal Press (May 13, 2011)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 13, 2011
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 4170 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 286 pages