Designer Dirty Laundry (New Series Title)
She expected the fashion industry to be ruthless. She wasn't prepared for it to turn deadly.
Ready to redesign her life, style expert Samantha Kidd accepts a job in her Pennsylvania hometown as a trend specialist. But her first day goes completely A-line when she stumbles across her legendary boss dead in the elevator. And after the body disappears, she can't help but pull on the mystery's thread and unravel an entire wardrobe of suspects.
Supervising her deceased employer's vogue competition, Samantha tries to hem in a sexy shoe designer and countless ego-driven creatives to stitch together the clues. But when her own name appears on the police's suspect list, the sleuthing fashionista's days on the catwalk could be numbered.
Can Samantha put a killer in the spotlight before she's sewn up for a crime she didn't commit?
Designer Dirty Laundry is the first book in the feel-good Samantha Kidd mystery series. If you like witty protagonists, clever dialogue, and fashion-forward drama, then you'll love Diane Vallere's chic story.
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"In Vallere's debut murder mystery, shoe-buyer and trend-spotter Samantha Kidd tries to figure out who killed her new boss-and why she's suddenly the prime suspect.
Samantha uproots her life in New York and moves back to her hometown of Ribbon, Pa., to accept a position at Tradava, the local upscale department store. She's hoping to change her life for the better, to find a little happiness and maybe even a little satisfaction. What she doesn't expect is for her co-workers at Tradava to have no idea who she is and to find her new boss, Patrick, dead on the elevator floor before her first day has even fully begun. Suddenly, Sam is not only unemployed, she's a person of interest in a murder investigation. Things only become more complicated when Patrick's body disappears not long after Sam discovers it with Nick Taylor, a former colleague and flirt whose motives are not entirely clear. The likable Sam, who initially appears flighty and quirky, will grow on readers: She develops from a self-conscious, seemingly none-too-bright fashionista into a confident woman determined to do what's right and nab the real killer. Secondary characters are also well developed, such as Eddie Adams, an old acquaintance from high school who steps in as a surprise ally. Despite relying on several familiar genre tropes to propel the story forward, the book is enriched by the author's cleverly phrased prose and convincing characterization. The surprise ending will satisfy and delight many mystery fans.
A diverting mystery that offers laughs and chills." Kirkus Reviews
