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"hilarious crime caper"
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted July 18, 2006

The Eye Street Observer "Crime of Fashion" columnist Lacey Smithsonian visits master corsetier Magda Rousseau as she lies dying in her workshop. With her last dying breath she begs Lacey "to find the corset". The two women were heading to France to find the expensive jeweled corset that Read more...

"Can Lacey find the missing corset?"
Reviewed by Dawn Dowdle
Courtesy Mystery Lovers Corner
Posted August 18, 2006

Lacey Smithsonian, fashion reporter in D.C., is heading to France with her friend Magda, corset creator for the rich and famous (as well as some kinky people). The paper is paying for the trip as Lacey will supposedly be reporting on haute couture. But the real reason is Read more...

Summary

Lacey can't wait to see France for the first time with friend Magda Rousseau, corset creator for D.C.'s wealthiest and kinkiest. Lacey's job there is to report on haute couture, but the real reason for the trip is the supposed Rousseau lost treasure: a corset lined with jewels. But just before the big trip, someone poisons Magda. Could it have something to do with the priceless corset? To find out, Lacey must follow a dangerous thread that will lead her to the answers-and perhaps the missing jewels.