With opening day of Material Girl approaching, Poly is stocking up on lush fabrics, colorful notions, and best of all, a proprietary weave of velvet. But upon delivery, it’s not quite the blend she expected, being ninety-percent silk and ten-percent corpse. Crushed under a dozen bolts of fabric is Phil Girard. His wife, Genevieve, local tea shop owner and close friend of Poly, is the prime suspect.
Granted, Phil may not have been the perfect husband, but surely Genevieve had no reason to kill him! There’s just the small matter of Genevieve’s own incriminating confession: I’m afraid I killed my husband. Now, as Material Girl’s grand opening looms, Poly is torn between a friendship pulling apart at the seams—and finding a smooth killer with a velvet touch…
About the Author:
After two decades working for a top luxury retailer, Diane Vallere traded fashion accessories for accessories to murder. SUEDE TO REST, the first book in the bestselling Material Witness Cozy Mystery Series, was a Lefty/ Best Humorous Mystery nominee. CRUSHED VELVET, book two, comes out August 4. Diane is the current president of Sisters in Crime Los Angeles, and was co-chair of the 2015 California Crime Writers Conference. She also writes the Madison Night and Style & Error Mystery Series. Diane started her own detective agency at age ten and has maintained a passion for shoes, clues, and clothes ever since.
Review of Crushed Velvet
Review (4.25 Stars): Such a fun and exciting mystery. Poly is working on opening her new store, Material Girl, when a friend is murdered while picking up a delivery for her of velvet fabric. To make matters worse, her good friend, Genevieve, is the prime suspect for the murder and is about to convicted for a crime she didn’t commit. Now, Poly must work quickly to find a killer before the opening of her store and everyone’s dreams are torn apart.
This is the second book in the Material Witness and I absolutely adored Poly. She is this great character that has a lot of spunk and heart and is willing to do anything to help a friend. Crushed Velvet was a great mystery because there were so many secrets that came to light and I had a great time trying to figure out why Phil was killed in the first place. Looking forward to reading book number three.
Giveaway
I’m excited to give away a copy of Crushed Velvet. This giveaway is for US Residents only. To be entered in the drawing by August 24th, please leave me a comment below:
Lisa Brown
I need to read this! Thank you for the chance and I am keeping my fingers crossed 🙂
jslbrown2009 at aol dot com
Jeanetta
Thank you for the review of Crushed Velvet. The book sounds like one I will enjoy reading! Thank you for the giveaway.
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Meg C
Suede to Rest was a great beginning to this series and I’ve been looking forward to reading what awaits Poly as she reopens the family fabric store under the name Material Girl. Thank you so much for the chance to win.