Masking for Trouble
Diane Vallere
(Author)
21,000+ Reviews
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Description
Halloween brings more tricks than treats for costume shop owner Margo Tamblyn in the second in a new cozy series from the national bestselling author of the Material Witness Mysteries.Halloween conjures up big business for Margo Tamblyn's costume shop, Disguise DeLimit, but this year, the holiday comes knocking with serious trouble. Venture capitalist Paul Haverford plans to rezone historic downtown into a glitzy commercial area which would push out local business. Margo is set on saving her family's store, especially after a nasty run-in with the chain-store tycoon, but after Haverford's body is discovered during a spooky party at the derelict Alexandria Hotel, Margo finds herself dressed as the police's prime suspect. Anxious to clear her name, Margo begins hunting down anyone who might have wanted Haverford dead. Between all of his malicious maneuverings, the murdered mogul had buckets of people anxious to see him gone. Now, Margo will have to use every trick in the book to find a cloaked killer--before someone else winds up wearing a death shroud...
Product Details
Price
$7.99
$7.43
Publisher
Berkley Books
Publish Date
October 04, 2016
Pages
304
Dimensions
4.2 X 6.7 X 0.9 inches | 0.35 pounds
Language
English
Type
Mass Market Paperbound
EAN/UPC
9780425278291
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About the Author
Diane Vallere is the national bestselling author of the Lefty-nominated Material Witness Mysteries, which include Silk Stalkings, Crushed Velvet and Suede to Rest, and the Costume Shop Mysteries, which began with A Disguise to Die For. She is the daughter of a seamstress and a scientist, which makes her feel like the love child of Edith Head and Mr. Spock. After twenty years in the fashion industry, she now writes full time, trading fashion accessories for accessories to murder. She launched her own detective agency at ten years old and has maintained a passion for shoes, clues, and clothes ever since.
Reviews
Praise for A Disguise to Die For "Meet Margo Tamblyn, the newest, savviest, smartest heroine to join the cozy mystery world...Weave in a quirky cast of characters, a fascinating setting, a fast-paced plot, and yummy recipes, and you have a thoroughly appealing whodunit that will keep you guessing all-night long."--Kate Carlisle, New York Times bestselling author of the Fixer-Upper Mysteries and the Bibliophile Mysteries "Margo Tamblyn is in the business of creating new identities in costume--the perfect concept for a mystery series. Both madcap and moving, A Disguise to Die For has the right amount of humor, poignancy, and danger for a most irresistible whodunit. Highly recommended!"--Naomi Hirahara, Edgar(R) Award-winning author of the Officer Ellie Rush Mysteries "A fresh, funny voice, irresistible characters--and oh, the costumes! No disguising the fact that Diane Vallere's new cozy is a winner."--Lucy Burdette, national bestselling author of the Key West Food Critic Mysteries
