Reviewed by: BigAl
Genre: Mystery/Chick Lit
Approximate word count: 75-80,000 words
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Author:
A former
award winning screenwriter with a Master’s from USC film school who has worked
in the fashion industry since 1990, Christine DeMaio-Rice says she likes to
structure her novels like movies. She has two other novels, Blue Valley, which is science fiction,
and Dead is the New Black, the first
volume of her Fashion Avenue Mysteries
(this is the second). To find out what is currently going on in DeMaio-Rice’s
life, check out her blog.
Description:
“When stick-thin supermodel Thomasina Wente
dies of food poisoning, the irony isn't lost on fledging designer and reluctant
sleuth Laura Carnegie. It was widely assumed not eating would do Thomasina in,
making her unglamorous exit twice as shocking for New York's fashion
aficionados, not to mention disastrous for Laura, her sister, and their very
first, make-or-break runway show.”
Appraisal:
In this
second installment of DeMaio-Rice’s Fashion
Avenue Mysteries, the protagonist is once again fashion designer Laura
Carnegie, who either finds herself forced into solving a murder (if we’re to
believe her) or insists on poking her nose into things that are none of her
business (if we’re to believe the police). The setting is once again among the
New York fashion industry (as presumably all the series will be).
Those who
liked Dead is the New Black, the
first in this series, will find Death of
a Supermodel to their liking, too. Laura Carnegie is a likable character
who the reader wants to see succeed as she avoids some of the less savory
characteristics and fashion industry clichés suffered by many of the minor
characters. Laura is shaping up as an excellent addition to the literary world
of amateur sleuths.
FYI:
Although it’s
not necessary to read the first book, Dead
is the New Black, to understand this, the second in the series, the more
complete understanding of the book’s characters gained by reading the first
book is probably preferable.
Format/Typo Issues:
No
significant issues
Rating: **** Four stars
2 comments:
Thanks so much!
I have Dead is the New Black on my reading list. Must read faster!
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