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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN num: 9780451209481
ISBN number: 0451209486
Label: Signet
Manufacturer: Signet
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 288
Printing Date: August 05, 2003
Publishing house: Signet
Release Date: August 05, 2003
Sale Popularity Level: 124270
Studio: Signet
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Home of the helmet hairdo and Congressional comb-over, Washington, D.C. is a hotbed of fashion faux pas. If anyone should know, it's 'Crimes of Fashion' columnist Lacey Smithsonian. She dishes out advice to the scandal-scorched and clothing-clueless, doing her part to change this town-one fashion victim at a time...
An up-and-coming stylist, Angie Woods had a reputation for rescuing down-and-out looks-and careers-all with a pair of scissors. But when Angie is found with a drastic haircut and a razor in her hand, the police assume she committed suicide. Lacey knew the stylist and suspects something more sinister-that the story may lie with Angie's star client, a White House staffer with a salacious website. With the help of a hunky ex-cop, Lacey must root out the truth...
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This story introduces the world to the Lacey Smithsonian series and we witness her metamorphosis from simple fashion reporter into a murder mystery detective. Lacey learns from her stylist, Stella, that there's been a murder in the upscale Washington beauty salon (Stylettos) of a young stylist, Angela Woods. Unfortunately, Angie is found dead in her chair with her throat slit and a vicious butt cut -all of her beautiful long hair has been cut off and is missing. As Lacey points out at the crime scene - "And they say you can't die from a bad haircut."! The police classify it a suicide. Lacey's no fool - she makes some keen observations right away and although she is at very first reluctant to get involved, as time goes by and the clues accumulate, never mind Stella's nagging insistence; Lacey takes on the mystery and still finds time to write her Crimes of Fashion feature in the Washington paper, The Daily Eye Observer and tries to stay in the (almost) good graces of Mac, her editor.
We find out that Angie's murder may somehow be connected with her having made over a Washington political staff member who made headlines after being involved in a sex scandal - she was supposed to have been Angie's last client, but she cancelled at the last minute just before Angie's murder took place.
We get a glimpse into Lacey's romantic life and learn of her history with Vic, the cop-turned-security-expert that was unavailable when Lacey very first met him and now he's back in town and she wonders if the time is finally right but it seems that there is someone else interested in Vic's affections and it's a fight to the finish to find out who will win his heart.
This is my very first foray into mystery chick lit - I was curious to see how an author could present a story and get you to feel for the characters and at the same time pinpoint a crime; therein creating the mystery and still find time to provide hints and tie it all together and I must say that Ellen Byerrum did it very well! There were many twists and turns in this story as Lacey stays on the killer's trail - she's even attacked while walking in the park and we fear that Lacey may become the killer's subsequent victim!
I also liked the way that the characters spoke, especially Lacey - staccato -like the street wise heroines of old movies. It was typical of the way that you might expect beat-cops to speak. I also loved the way Lacey dresses - her use of vintage fashions - again, a nod to femme fatales in the movies of the forties. Ellen Byerrum presents a lot of characters from the very beginning, so at very first it was hard to figure out which ones to really concentrate on. However, the book was fast paced and kept me reading and in the end, I did enjoy a good story.
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This is a fun summer read. Lacy Smithsonian is cute, smart and funny! I look forward to reading the rest of the books in these series!
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This book has a very slow start. I was more than halfway into the book before it started getting exciting. The romance part of the book never really takes off. The character names were just too silly. I was expecting more fashion oriented dialogue than the book delivers. Overall, it was an okay book.
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It takes a lot to get me motivated to stick with a mystery series. This series is fun; has a strong lead female character; and, always has a great plot/storyline. The characters are real and very entertaining. There is romance and cute little excerpts about fashion. I would highly recommend this series.
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While this book may not be great literature, it surely is funny, and kept my attention from beginning to end. It is a good mystery, as it took me a while to figure out the culprit, but then, it made sense. I liked the wordplay between the characters, and the way the protagonist inserted herself into situations where she knew she didn't belong, just to get information. Good read!
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