"Fun addition to the Crimes of Fashion series."

Lacey Smithsonian, fashion reporter for Washington DC's Eye Street Observer, dishes out advice for the fashion clueless. When she wears a vintage suit to a Congressional hearing on a new fashion museum, she's offered a mind- boggling price for it by the suit's designer. Wondering why the elderly designer's willing to pay so much for it, Lacey discovers he may be mixed up in the disappearances of two women -- one from 60 years ago and one only days old.

This latest installment in the Crimes of Fashion series is fun. It's a great mystery, mixed with a large helping of humor. The setting is so real, I felt as if I were in the newsroom with Lacey. Glimpses into the world of the 1940s were just icing on the cake. A good read.

Reviewed by Lory Martin
Posted July 10, 2004

Summary

When fashion columnist Lacey Smithsonian learns that a new fashion museum will soon grace decidedly unfashionable D.C., it's more than a good story—it's a chance to show off her vintage Hugh Bentley suit. And it's not long before the dapper designer himself spots Lacey in the crowd. A reporter at heart, she manages to get all the juicy details about his past—including a long- unsolved mystery about a missing employee. Could it be linked to the disappearance of a Washington intern or the recent Bentley boutique robbery? Lacey sets out to unravel the murderous details in a fabric of lies, greed—and (gasp!) very bad taste...