Mystery shopper Josie Marcus’s report about Danessa Celedine’s exclusive store is less than stellar, and it may cost the fashion diva fifty million dollars. But Danessa’s financial future becomes moot when she’s found murdered, strangled with one of her own thousand-dollar snakeskin belts-and Josie is accused of the crime.

My Review: I have really gotten into a cozy mystery mode.  I found this series of books at Christmas time when I read Murder With All the Trimmings.  The St. Louis setting makes it especially cozy to me because we lived there for 13 years and I love that city!  I’m learning shopping tips from these books which also makes it appealing to me.  Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve loved mysteries – it all began with Nancy Drew.  I also love series.  In fact I’m usually fairly type A about reading series in order.  This particular series, however, I’ve been reading out of sequence and it still works for me.  In fact I read Murder with all the Trimmings first, then because I received a Nook for Christmas I downloaded the Fashion Hound Murders which I believe is 5th in the series.  Unfortunately, those are the only two I could download on the Nook.  However, I’ve since ordered Dying in Style (first) and High Heels are Murder (second) in paperback form.

If you enjoy Janet Evanovich, Joanne Fluke, and Leslie Meier; you will also enjoy these books.  They are humorous, informative, and very entertaining reads!

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