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# Designer Dirty Laundry: A Samantha Kidd Mystery (A Killer Fashion Mystery)

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desertcart.com: Designer Dirty Laundry: A Samantha Kidd Mystery (A Killer Fashion Mystery): 9781939197917: Vallere, Diane: Books

Review: FASHION MEETS MURDER - Humor abounds in this delightful book, the first in this series. Samantha Kidd was a shoe buyer but is now turning her eye towards becoming a trend specialist. Moving to her old hometown and starting a new job is all part of her career plan. Finding the body of the man who hired her and was to be her boss wasn't! She becomes the prime suspect in his murder because she has no proof that he really hired her and the store has no paperwork either. With the help of shoe designer, Nick Taylor she starts to get her life back together and find out what is behind the murder. Love these characters and the fashion background they are in. They are fun, wacky and very real. The fashion background will keep you laughing as you see what Samantha goes thru for her love of it and the murder plots are uniquely twisted. A joy to read!
Review: Clever and fun! 😊 - Samantha Kidd leaves her sixty-hour-a-week job as a buyer for a major New York store to work as a trend specialist for a store in her old home town. Her first day on the job, things start going wrong. Within minutes, she sees her new boss lying dead in an elevator. In a light mystery like this, the author has to walk a fine line between trivializing death and loss, and writing humor around it rather than about it. Samantha’s reaction to her boss’s death is human, appropriate for the level of connection she had to him. It’s an effective beginning which made me care about both the main character and the mystery. As a narrator, she’s likeable and energetic, with a self-deprecating sense of humor. Her personal story is engaging—in one career move she is both starting over and coming home. She’s better cut out for being a trend expert than a detective, but her motive for trying to take on that role is solid. It would be a spoiler if I told you more, but she couldn’t possibly have a higher personal stake. In an amateur sleuth story, I find it more believable when the amateur is highly motivated like this, and when she isn’t always good at detecting—doesn’t completely outsmart the professionals. In her determined effort figure out who committed the crime and why, Samantha makes progress but also misses major clues and makes a few near-fatal mistakes. Though a couple of details in the final resolution of the mystery stretched my suspension of disbelief, the plot kept me turning pages, curious what would happen next. I was rooting for Samantha to notice those clues she overlooked. Even though I’d picked up on them, I still didn’t know whodunit, only that these things were clues to something. Overall, this book is tightly crafted. The characters are colorful but not caricatured, and the romance subplot shows promise for the series. I enjoyed the setting in the fashion industry. It’s fun when a protagonist has profession about which I was previously ignorant, and I learn something about it in the course of the story. A cozy mystery with good characters is like a well-made dessert with quality ingredients. Indulge yourself in this one: it’s a delightful treat.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #2,850,581 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #11,751 in Humorous Fiction #17,342 in Amateur Sleuths #20,005 in Women Sleuths (Books) |
| Book 1 of 16  | A Killer Fashion Mystery |
| Customer Reviews | 4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars (1,592) |
| Dimensions  | 5 x 0.82 x 8 inches |
| Edition  | New Series Title ed. |
| ISBN-10  | 1939197910 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-1939197917 |
| Item Weight  | 11.4 ounces |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 326 pages |
| Publication date  | January 6, 2021 |
| Publisher  | Polyester Press |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ FASHION MEETS MURDER
*by D***N on December 30, 2017*

Humor abounds in this delightful book, the first in this series. Samantha Kidd was a shoe buyer but is now turning her eye towards becoming a trend specialist. Moving to her old hometown and starting a new job is all part of her career plan. Finding the body of the man who hired her and was to be her boss wasn't! She becomes the prime suspect in his murder because she has no proof that he really hired her and the store has no paperwork either. With the help of shoe designer, Nick Taylor she starts to get her life back together and find out what is behind the murder. Love these characters and the fashion background they are in. They are fun, wacky and very real. The fashion background will keep you laughing as you see what Samantha goes thru for her love of it and the murder plots are uniquely twisted. A joy to read!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Clever and fun! 😊
*by S***Z on July 26, 2016*

Samantha Kidd leaves her sixty-hour-a-week job as a buyer for a major New York store to work as a trend specialist for a store in her old home town. Her first day on the job, things start going wrong. Within minutes, she sees her new boss lying dead in an elevator. In a light mystery like this, the author has to walk a fine line between trivializing death and loss, and writing humor around it rather than about it. Samantha’s reaction to her boss’s death is human, appropriate for the level of connection she had to him. It’s an effective beginning which made me care about both the main character and the mystery. As a narrator, she’s likeable and energetic, with a self-deprecating sense of humor. Her personal story is engaging—in one career move she is both starting over and coming home. She’s better cut out for being a trend expert than a detective, but her motive for trying to take on that role is solid. It would be a spoiler if I told you more, but she couldn’t possibly have a higher personal stake. In an amateur sleuth story, I find it more believable when the amateur is highly motivated like this, and when she isn’t always good at detecting—doesn’t completely outsmart the professionals. In her determined effort figure out who committed the crime and why, Samantha makes progress but also misses major clues and makes a few near-fatal mistakes. Though a couple of details in the final resolution of the mystery stretched my suspension of disbelief, the plot kept me turning pages, curious what would happen next. I was rooting for Samantha to notice those clues she overlooked. Even though I’d picked up on them, I still didn’t know whodunit, only that these things were clues to something. Overall, this book is tightly crafted. The characters are colorful but not caricatured, and the romance subplot shows promise for the series. I enjoyed the setting in the fashion industry. It’s fun when a protagonist has profession about which I was previously ignorant, and I learn something about it in the course of the story. A cozy mystery with good characters is like a well-made dessert with quality ingredients. Indulge yourself in this one: it’s a delightful treat.

### ⭐⭐⭐ A fun ride
*by R***S on September 27, 2022*

I recently discovered this series and this was a fun read. I liked Samantha Kidd and I laughed but I felt she really was her own worst enemy at times and her avoiding the police and the mortgage company was juvenile but I'm hoping as I read this series to see growth.

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