Dead Is The New Black by Christine DeMaio-Rice

reviewed by

Janna Mashburn



Goodreads Synopsis
Laura Carnegie gave up on the man of her dreams a long time ago. He's fashion designer Jeremy St. James, and not only is he her boss, everyone knows he's gay.
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When he's arrested for murder, secrets come to light and nothing is what it seems. If Laura can just solve this crime, keep the cops off her tail, break up a counterfeiting ring, and get the show on the runway by Friday, she might stop being Seventh Avenue's perpetual loser.
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This book was like "Fashion Industry for Dummies" with a side of murder mystery, great characters, enjoyable dialogue and an interesting plot. The author does a very good job at explaining the fashion industry from the pattern maker to the runway show. It was so interesting to read how the fashion world unfolds.
This book is pretty fast faced getting right to the meat and potatoes of the plot, and very well written.

Laura Carnegie is a pattern maker for big fashion designer Jeremy St. James, and she is in love with him. There is just one thing, he's presumed gay, and there is a dead body with his name written all over it. I liked Jeremy's character. I'm a sucker for dry humor, and his one liners were hilarious. I really enjoyed Laura's character as well, enjoying the sibling rivalry relationship between Laura and her sister the most, they were both witty and entertaining.

I enjoy a good murder mystery,  I'm not used to reading murder mysteries with elements of Chick-lit, but altogether it was a very good book. I give it 4 stars.

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