The Lanvin Murders (Vintage Clothing, #1)

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All Portland vintage clothing store owner Joanna Hayworth wants to do is turn her back on the modern world and retreat into a carefully curated life of satin cocktail gowns, icy martinis, and old movies But when Joanna finds a key in a 1930s Lanvin coat cast off by an ex showgirl, everything changes The elderly woman turns up dead, and Joanna is pulled into a long ago drama of back room deals, blackmail, and lost love She must find a very real and present day killer before she becomes his next victim As you dive into this intriguing mystery novel featuring vintage clothing dealer sleuth Joanna Hayworth and a quirky cast of characters, prepare for an entertaining ride through long buried crimes and Portland lore to solve the mystery of the woman in the Lanvin coat A truly enjoyable read Christine Finlayson, author of Tip of a Bone, a Pacific Northwest mystery Slip on a pair of pink mules and a silk robe, mix up a shaker of martinis, and relax with this delightful mystery set in a Portland vintage clothing store Populated by a charming heroine and a flock of odd characters, this engaging tale will satisfy the sleuth in you as well as the fashionista Ann Littlewood, author of Endangered, a zoo dunnit Best Read Books The Lanvin Murders (Vintage Clothing, #1) By Angela M. Sanders – kino-fada.fr i really wanted to like this, but the main character is so pretentious that i only made it halfway through before putting it down i don t enjoy leaving unpleasant reviews, honestly, but this ruined the book for me and i d like to prevent someone else paying for this book if they know it s going to bother them as well.some examples include she doesn t own a tv and to be clear, it s specified that this is not simply because she doesn t care to have one, but because she thinks herself too Worl i really wanted to like this, but the main character is so pretentious that i only made it halfway through before putting it down i don t enjoy leaving unpleasant reviews, honestly, but this ruined the book for me and i d like to prevent someone else paying for this book if they know it s going to bother them as well.some examples include she doesn t own a tv and to be clear, it s specified that this is not simply because she doesn t care to have one, but because she thinks herself too Worldly and Sophisticated to indulge in such a trivial activity she only listens to retro music on vinyl literally only wears vintage clothing and perfume literally cooks gourmet meals for one every night after work LITERALLY with vegetables plucked straight from her garden, somehow having time for all of this upkeep between running her independent vintage clothing store these daily activities are repeated over and over wi...The heroine runs a vintage clothing shop in Portland She occasionally buys nice old clothes belonging to a favorite customer, an old lady who was once a showgirl When the old lady brings in a Lanvin coat, Joanna is thrilled Then she finds a key sewn into the lining And the old lady is murdered And the coat is stolenIt s easy to feel Joanna s love for the old clothes she sells Scattered throughout the story are fabrics, styles, and designer names The plot itself is a little confusing, a The heroine runs a vintage clothing shop in Portland She occasionally buys nice old clothes belonging to a favorite customer, an old lady who was once a showgirl When the old lady brings in a Lanvin coat, Joanna is thrilled Then she finds a key sewn into the lining And the old lady is murdered And the coat is stolenIt s easy to feel Joanna s love for the old clothes she sells Scattered throughout the story are fabrics, styles, and designer names The plo...It was okay What happened to the dogs Do we never learnabout Marnie and grandmother What are jojosJoanna is a pretentious snob, eschewing microwaves and cell phones and bookkeeping software and getting through law school on just a typewriter she found at Goodwill , somehow cooking gourmet meals with steaks that are still frozen after work and a garden she never seems to tend, apparently paying for an Internet connection she never uses and does not know how to access.The police are either extraordinarily stupid and incompetent or else the author just knows nothing about suspicious death inve Joanna is a pretentious snob, eschewing microwaves and cell phones and bookkeeping software and getting through law school on just a typewriter she found at Goodwill , somehow cooking gourmet meals with steaks that are still frozen after work and a garden she never seems to tend, apparently paying for an Internet connection she never uses and does not know how to access.The police are either ...Enjoyed this cozy mystery set in Portland Main character is the owner of a vintage clothing store and a key found hidden in a jacket in her shop leads to decades of mystery.I really enjoyed all the vintage fashion references, and the mystery was well set up Like some other reviewers, I agree that the main character s lifestyle didn t seem super realistic cocooned in a world of no computers, gourmet d...5 Reasons you should read The Lanvin Murders by Angela M Sanders It s cozy This is a cozy mystery so while there are tense moments they aren t TOO tense, to where you are literally falling off your seat At the same time, it delivers enough intensity that you are eager to find outAnd there s still plenty of creep factor as the main character is definitely being pursued, it s just hard to tell how serious it will get Fabulous main character Joanna is an adult but I don t believe her 5 Reasons you should read The Lanvin Murders by Angela M Sanders It s cozy This is a cozy mystery so while there are tense moments they aren t TOO tense, to where you are literally falling off your seat At the same time, it delivers enough intensity that you are eager to find outAnd there s still plenty of creep factor as the main character is definitely being pursued, it s just hard to tell how serious it will get Fabulous main ch...Joanna Hayworth s vintage shop in Portland, Oregon, was a popular destination for people who liked to wear clothes from previous eras Her stock ranged fromexpensive evening gowns and major designer names tocasual everyday dress One day, Marnie Evans one of her regular suppliers, brought in a magnificent fur coat with a Jeanne Lanvin label Marnie was in her eighties and had been a dancer in a somewhat questionable hall at one time After Marnie left and as Joanna was arranging t Joanna Hayworth s vintage shop in Portland, Oregon, was a popular destination for people who liked to wear clothes from previous eras Her stock ranged fromexpensive evening gowns and major designer names tocasual everyday dress One day, Marnie Evans one of her regular suppliers, brought in a magnificent fur coat with a Jeanne Lanvin label Marnie was in her eighties and had been a dancer in a somewhat questionable hall at one time After Marnie left and as Joanna was arranging the coat on a mannequin in the window, a small key from a safe deposit box dropped out of the lining A few hours later, Marnie called and frantically said she needed the coat back immediately Joanna was unable to do so that day so Marnie said she would come back first thing the next morning Marnie didn t show up the next day and didn t answer her phone She did turn up in the shop the following day, lying under the coat and definitely dead when Joanna opened the shop In an attempt to learnabou...It isn t unusual for writers of detective fiction to add a kick to their stories by setting them in a very specific mileiu The Dick Francis Horseracing series is a great example This new series is aimed at a smaller audience those interested in vintage clothing But even if you re not a retro freak, this novel...I enjoyed this book for the nostalgia It brought up times in my life that I don t think about very often my grandmother wearing house dresses in the 50s and 60s, ladies wearing hats and gloves when they dressed up, men wearing fedoras,and other wardrobe fads of a time gone by I didn t feel that the main character was particularly realistic in the manner in which she dealt with the mystery She took on a lot of the investigation herself, when someone like her with her love of the past would 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The Lanvin Murders (Vintage Clothing, #1)
  • English
  • 02 March 2018
  • Kindle Edition
  • 298 pages
  • Angela M. Sanders
  • The Lanvin Murders (Vintage Clothing, #1)