Book 83, 2016
Oct. 29th, 2016 01:17 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
chez_jaeOn Thursday night, I wrapped up my latest book - Death by Diamonds by Annette Blair. It's part of her "Vintage Magic" mystery series.
Maddie is sent a gown by her friend, Broadway actress Dominique DeLong. It's a dress that Maddie designed for Dom, and it comes with a note from Dominique, telling Maddie that if she is in receipt of the dress, then she is dead. Maddie soon learns that Dom collapsed during a performance of the Diamond Sands production. She calls Dom's son, Kyle, to express her condolences, and she learns that she's been named the executor of Dominque's vast estate.
Maddie and her friend Eve travel to New York, where Maddie uses her ability to "read" vintage clothing by donning some of Dom's outfits and getting visions from them. What she discovers is that Dominique was murdered. Since a cache of diamonds mysteriously disappeared when Dom died, Maddie's on-again-off-again beau, FBI agent Nick, also gets involved, as does local cop Werner.
The book zipped along at a good pace, and there were twists and turns a'plenty. Lots of potential suspects were introduced, and it was fun to see the growing attraction between Eve and Kyle.
Favorite lines:
♦ "So, Boobs McCleavage, is that a corset top pushing your assets up and out there?"
♦ "It was like Hogwarts set in Oz narrated by Dr Who."
A couple things threw me off and jarred me out of the story: one was a vision of Maddie's that seemed to begin at night, yet suddenly it was morning, and...confusing. Another was learning that Kyle, who is 9 years younger than Maddie, is older than another character. I mean, how young was Pierce?! Sheesh.
I'd like to give this 3 1/2, for those schmozzles, but I'll give it a 4:
****
Maddie is sent a gown by her friend, Broadway actress Dominique DeLong. It's a dress that Maddie designed for Dom, and it comes with a note from Dominique, telling Maddie that if she is in receipt of the dress, then she is dead. Maddie soon learns that Dom collapsed during a performance of the Diamond Sands production. She calls Dom's son, Kyle, to express her condolences, and she learns that she's been named the executor of Dominque's vast estate.
Maddie and her friend Eve travel to New York, where Maddie uses her ability to "read" vintage clothing by donning some of Dom's outfits and getting visions from them. What she discovers is that Dominique was murdered. Since a cache of diamonds mysteriously disappeared when Dom died, Maddie's on-again-off-again beau, FBI agent Nick, also gets involved, as does local cop Werner.
The book zipped along at a good pace, and there were twists and turns a'plenty. Lots of potential suspects were introduced, and it was fun to see the growing attraction between Eve and Kyle.
Favorite lines:
♦ "So, Boobs McCleavage, is that a corset top pushing your assets up and out there?"
♦ "It was like Hogwarts set in Oz narrated by Dr Who."
A couple things threw me off and jarred me out of the story: one was a vision of Maddie's that seemed to begin at night, yet suddenly it was morning, and...confusing. Another was learning that Kyle, who is 9 years younger than Maddie, is older than another character. I mean, how young was Pierce?! Sheesh.
I'd like to give this 3 1/2, for those schmozzles, but I'll give it a 4:
****
