A Holland Reads: A Disguise to Die For by Diane Vallere

I received this book from Great Escapes Tours in exchange for a fair and honest review

Published: February 2, 2106

Number of pages: 304

Genre: Cozy Mystery

Series: Costume Shop Mystery #1

Synopsis:

Someone is dressed to kill in the debut Costume Shop Mystery from the national bestselling author of the Material Witness mysteries.

No sooner does former magician’s assistant Margo Tamblyn return home to Proper City, Nevada, to run Disguise DeLimit, her family’s costume shop, than she gets her first big order. Wealthy nuisance Blitz Manners needs forty costumes for a detective-themed birthday bash. As for Blitz himself, his Sherlock Holmes is to die for—literally—when, in the middle of the festivities, Margo’s friend and party planner Ebony Welles is caught brandishing a carving knife over a very dead Blitz.

For Margo, clearing Ebony’s name is anything but elementary, especially after Ebony flees town. Now Margo is left to play real-life detective in a town full of masked motives, cloaked secrets, and veiled vendettas. But as she soon learns, even a killer disguise can’t hide a murderer in plain sight for long.

INCLUDES RECIPES AND COSTUME IDEAS!

What did I think of this book:

This is the first cozy mystery I have read by this author and I think she did a very good job. I think this book was a good start to a new series. The setting of a costume shop leads to a good back drop for a murder mystery and for many more to come. I enjoyed getting to know Margo and can't wait to see what other characters we will get to know in the upcoming books. I thought there were some unique and fun characters in this story. There were enough twists in the story that just when I thought I had it figured out I realized I did not. I really liked the author's writing style as it made the story just flow along. In true cozy fashion the town is very quaint and one you would like to visit. I am looking forward to seeing what happens in the next installment in this series.

About the author:

I’m a former fashion buyer turned mystery writer, trading fashion accessories for accessories to murder. I was bit by the mystery bug as a kid reading Trixie Belden, Connie Blair, and The Three Investigators. Now I’m writing three series: the Style & Error Mysteries, the Mad for Mod Mysteries, and the Material Witness Mysteries. Coming in Feb 2016: The new Costume Shop Cozy Mysteries!

The Material Witness mysteries feature Polyester Monroe, who inherits the fabric shop where she was born. Books include SUEDE TO REST

and CRUSHED VELVET

. The third, SILK STALKINGS,

will be out in August 2016.

The Style & Error Series features former fashion buyer turned amateur sleuth Samantha Kidd. Books in that series include DESIGNER DIRTY LAUNDRY

; BUYER, BEWARE

; THE BRIM REAPER

; and SOME LIKE IT HAUTE

. (A short story, “Just Kidding

,” tells the story of how Samantha first met shoe designer Nick Taylor). Book 5, GRAND THEFT RETRO, will be out in 2016.

The Madison Night Mysteries feature a modern day interior decorator who specializes in midcentury design (studying Doris Day movies to get the look right). Books are PILLOW STALK

,THAT TOUCH OF INK

, and WITH VICS YOU GET EGGROLL

. A prequel novella, “Midnight Ice,” can be found in OTHER PEOPLE’S BAGGAGE

Author Links:

FB: https://www.facebook.com/DianeVallereAuthor
Twitter: https://twitter.com/dianevallere
GoodReads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4739022.Diane_Vallere

Purchase Links:

Amazon

B&N

Giveaway:

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