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Fabric shop owner Polyester Monroe can get tangled up in textiles, but it's murder that really throws her for a loop in the latest mystery from the national bestselling author of Crushed Velvet.The time has come for San Ladrn, California's annual Miss Tangorli beauty pageant, and Poly has agreed to use Material Girl's inventory of shimmery silks to create embellished gowns fit for a crown. But when millionaire Harvey Halliwell - the man who revived the city's citrus trade with his imported tangorli tree - is found dead days before the pageant contestants are announced, something sour takes over the town. To make matters worse, her friend, mechanic Charlie Brooks, is soon caught up in the crime, having been seen in the company of the case's prime suspect. Now Poly's on a mission to squeeze out the truth. But as she searches for a pattern, the killer seems intent on cutting up the evidence...
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New book alert! FAHRENHEIT 501, Samantha Kidd #12, coming October 26!Join Diane's WEEKLY DIVA CLUB and never miss a new release! Sign up here: https://www.dianevallere.com/weekly-divaNational bestselling author Diane Vallere writes funny and fashionable character-based mysteries. After two decades working for a top luxury retailer, she traded fashion accessories for accessories to murder. A past president of Sisters in Crime, Diane started her own detective agency at age ten and has maintained a passion for shoes, clues, and clothes ever since. Diane-Fans describe "her vintage Vallere goodness," and say she is a "great storyteller" with "a way with creating strong female characters and intrigue" who is "a superb and very humorous writer." Her gift of creating "spunky sleuths in fun settings" take readers to Dallas, Palm Springs, Los Angeles, Pennsylvania, and outer space.Drop in on Diane! Website: www.dianevallere.comFacebook: www.Facebook.com/dianevallereauthorInstagram: www.instagram.com/dianevallereDIANE'S VARIOUS SERIES:Samantha Kidd Mysteries (funny, fashion-y mysteries with many mentions of pretzels) Designer Dirty LaundryBuyer, BewareThe Brim ReaperSome Like It HauteGrand Theft RetroPearls Gone WildCement StilettosPanty RaidUnion JackedSlay RideTough LuxeFahrenheit 501Madison Night Mad for Mod Mysteries (cozy/traditional mysteries winking at Doris Day movies) Pillow StalkThat Touch of InkWith Vics you get EggrollThe Decorator Who Knew Too MuchThe Pajama FrameLover Come HackApprehend Me No FlowersTeacher's ThreatThe Kill of it All (preorder) Sylvia Stryker Space Case Cozy Mysteries (cozy mystery in outer space) Fly Me to the MoonI'm Your VenusSaturn Night FeverSpiders from MarsMaterial Witness Mysteries (cozy) Suede to RestCrushed VelvetSilk StalkingsCostume Shop Mysteries (cozy) A Disguise to Die ForMasking for TroubleDressed to ConfessTails from the Deep: A novel in stories (Mermaids!) Non-fictionBonbons for your Brain
