A fashionable fatality

Lady Phoebe and Eva are attending when a small gathering at the home of Phoebe's sister, Julia, who has also invited her favorite French fashion designer, Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, and Coco's current beau, the Earl of Chesterhaven. Coco has brought an entourage of her own, including two models, and i...

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Main Author: Maxwell, Alyssa (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Kensington Publishing Corp., 2023.
Edition:First Kensington hardcover edition.
Series:Maxwell, Alyssa. Lady and lady's maid mysteries ; 8.
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Summary:Lady Phoebe and Eva are attending when a small gathering at the home of Phoebe's sister, Julia, who has also invited her favorite French fashion designer, Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, and Coco's current beau, the Earl of Chesterhaven. Coco has brought an entourage of her own, including two models, and intends to use the gardens as a photographic setting for her latest creations. Madame Chanel is as outspoken as she is talented, and there is tense competition between the models. When one of the guests is found dead of smoke inhalation, it appears to be a tragic accident. But was a the fireplace flue closed by mistake, or is there a more sinister explanation? There are ugly secrets in the world of Maison Chanel, ones that a killer will risk anything to protect. -- adapted from jacket
Item Description:Sequel to: A deadly endowment.
Physical Description:282 pages ; 22 cm.
ISBN:9781496734914
Author Notes:Alyssa Maxwell is an American author who grew up in New England. She has worked in publishing as a reference book editor, ghost writer, and fiction editor. She has always wanted to be a novelist. Her travels to Great Britain and Ireland, and love for all kinds of puzzles and history, made writing mysteries a nature choice. She is a member of the Mystery Writers of America, the Florida Romance Writers, Sisters in Crime, and Novelists Inc. Her work includes the Gilded Newport Mysteries series and A Lady and Lady's Maid Mysteries series.

(Bowker Author Biography)