Death on Heels

Never say never ... Lacey Smithsonian had vowed never to return to Sagebrush, Colorado ...

In the latest installment of the Crime of Fashion Mysteries, Lacey Smithsonian, Washington, D.C.'s fashion reporter and pseudo murder mystery sleuth, is heading back home to Sagebrush, Colorado, to prove that her ex-boyfriend is innocent of murder. Sexy cowboy cattle rancher Cole Tucker has been arrested for the murder of three women, and claims he was set up, but an anonymous tip call and evidence found on his property isn't helping his case. When Lacey goes to the courthouse to see Cole prior to his arraignment proceedings, their visit turns into a jailbreak escape with Lacey being kidnapped by Cole. While on the run Cole enlists Lacey's help on show more proving his innocence and using her "Fashion" clues to uncover the identity of the real killer. What ensues is a wild goose chase to figure out this murder mystery, and Lacey has help from her usual cast of characters to help her out. Will Lacey's unique fashion sense and nose for ferreting out clues prove Cole's innocence? One thing is for certain, Lacey is going to get to bottom of this murder mystery!

Death on Heels is a fun, fast paced whodunit that will keep you in stitches! The storyline is well-written and intriguing, it engages the reader to follow along with Lacey as she works her fashion sense and penchant for crime solving on this latest murder mystery adventure. The characters are realistic and fun-spirited, their interactions and dialogue with each other make the story so much fun to read, their antics will keep you laughing all the way through the book. I absolutely loved Lacey, she is so sassy, self-assured and feisty, one can't help but love this woman! Lacey's Fashion Bites articles were fantastic, I loved her fashion-sense mixed with her own witty style and sarcastic flair for describing the dos and don'ts for fashion forward women. I was really intrigued with Lacey's penchant for vintage 1930-1940s clothing, it made me wish that there were pictures in this book just so I could satisfy my curiosity. I also loved Cole's character, his sexy cowboy swagger had me on drool alert, his interactions with Lacey were thoroughly entertaining and kept me snickering. The supporting cast of characters are so much fun, their individual personalities and interactions add that much more entertainment value to the story. Finally, I love how the author added a nice touch of romance to this mystery story, I think the mixture of mystery and romance made the story more compelling. This story has so much action and adventure, the many twists and turns will definitely keep the reader on their toes as they turn the pages.

When I signed up to participate as a host for this virtual book tour, I didn't realize that Death on Heels was part of a series, and I was worried that I wouldn't enjoy it since I didn't read the first seven books in the series. My worries were for naught as this book would also make a great stand alone story. I can honestly say that I really enjoyed reading this book, and my interest has been peaked enough to go back and read the other books in the series.

Death on Heels is an entertaining whodunit story that has a really cool mix of suspense, romance and fashion tidbits that will not disappoint murder mystery suspense fans and romance / chick lit fans as well.

Disclaimer: At the request of the author, publisher and Chick Lit Plus, a paperback edition of the book was sent, at no cost to me, for my honest review and participation in the virtual book tour event.

Virtual Book Tour Event: On Wednesday, March 14, 2012, in association with Chick Lit Plus, author Ellen Byerrum participated in a virtual book tour event with a Author Guest Post on Jersey Girl Book Reviews. http://jerseygirlbookreviews.blogspot.com/2012/03/author-guest-post-ellen-byerru...

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Another great book of the adventures of Lacey Smithsonian. I love when a series takes place away from the home area of the main character, no matter if it a place they have been before or a new place. This book leads you to wonder about how many new adventures Lacey and freinds can find.

This is the second Crime of Fashion book I've read. I really enjoyed the first one but this one was so much better! I'm very much enjoying the characters and am looking forward to reading the first 7 books.

Loved every one of this series!

This is one of my favourite cozy mystery series and I was thrilled when Ms. Byerrum started writing them again. I have to admit at first I wasn't looking forward to this one as much, since I'm not a fan of my mystery series taking place "away" from the home turf. But Ms Byerrum won me over by seamlessly incorporating the cast of characters I've grown to love into this madcap, entertaining plot. The mystery itself was solid and well thought out and I absolutely loved the ending. I sincerely hope this series is here for the duration.