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    Dior or Die: Vintage Clothing Series, #2
    Slain in Schiaparelli: Vintage Clothing Series, #3
    The Lanvin Murders: Vintage Clothing Series, #1
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    Vintage Clothing Series

    By Angela M. Sanders

    3.5/5

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    About this series

    Joanna Hayworth is elated to help settle the Parisian estate of Pearl Littlewood, the owner of Parfum d'Antan, a shop specializing in vintage fragrance. But when a mysterious note in the funeral guestbook suggests that Pearl's death was not an accident, Joanna's much needed vacation becomes a hunt for a killer. At the center of the trouble is a rare bottle of perfume, Lys Bleu—the Blue Lily.

     

    Joanna's quest to solve Pearl Littlewood's murder takes her across the City of Light, from the gritty Goutte d'Or, where a collective of Senegalese seamstresses chat about life and love; to a bustling early morning flea market; to a late night rendezvous at a drag club in the catacombs. What secret does the Blue Lily hold, and how many people must die before it's revealed?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAngela M. Sanders
    Release dateJan 1, 2010
    Dior or Die: Vintage Clothing Series, #2
    Slain in Schiaparelli: Vintage Clothing Series, #3
    The Lanvin Murders: Vintage Clothing Series, #1

    Titles in the series (6)

    • 1

      The Lanvin Murders: Vintage Clothing Series, #1
      The Lanvin Murders: Vintage Clothing Series, #1

      The Lanvin Murders: Vintage Clothing Series, #1

      Angela M. Sanders
      4/5 - 3 ratings
      4/5 - 3 ratings

      All Portland, Oregon, 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.

      All Portland, Oregon, 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.

    • 2

      Dior or Die: Vintage Clothing Series, #2
      Dior or Die: Vintage Clothing Series, #2

      Dior or Die: Vintage Clothing Series, #2

      Angela M. Sanders
      4/5 - 2 ratings
      4/5 - 2 ratings

      In this sequel to "The Lanvin Murders," Portland, Oregon, vintage clothing store owner, Joanna Hayworth, is in a tight spot. Her plans to upgrade her store have dereailed and costs are mounting. When she wins three trunks of vintage haute couture at auction, she thinks her luck has changed, but it's about to get much worse. The clothing's high-society matron owner turns up poisoned, and police seize the wardrobe, leaving Joanna with more debt, a friend wrongly jailed for diamond theft, and a convent of quirky nuns depending on her for help. There's only one way to calmer waters: find the murderer, and fast.

      In this sequel to "The Lanvin Murders," Portland, Oregon, vintage clothing store owner, Joanna Hayworth, is in a tight spot. Her plans to upgrade her store have dereailed and costs are mounting. When she wins three trunks of vintage haute couture at auction, she thinks her luck has changed, but it's about to get much worse. The clothing's high-society matron owner turns up poisoned, and police seize the wardrobe, leaving Joanna with more debt, a friend wrongly jailed for diamond theft, and a convent of quirky nuns depending on her for help. There's only one way to calmer waters: find the murderer, and fast.

    • 3

      Slain in Schiaparelli: Vintage Clothing Series, #3
      Slain in Schiaparelli: Vintage Clothing Series, #3

      Slain in Schiaparelli: Vintage Clothing Series, #3

      Angela M. Sanders
      4/5 - 2 ratings
      4/5 - 2 ratings

      In this third book of the Joanna Hayworth Vintage Clothing mystery series, Joanna lands the dream assignment of dressing a bride for her celebrity wedding at a remote mountain lodge. The bridal gown is the rare and disturbing Tears dress from Schiaparelli’s 1938 circus collection. Add one monstrous snowstorm, a mother who can’t stop reliving her Studio 54 days, a New Age minister with a mysterious past, a temperamental young chef—and a growing number of corpses—and Joanna’s dream soon becomes a nightmare. "Slain in Schiaparelli" adds a witty, contemporary twist to the classic country manor mystery.

      In this third book of the Joanna Hayworth Vintage Clothing mystery series, Joanna lands the dream assignment of dressing a bride for her celebrity wedding at a remote mountain lodge. The bridal gown is the rare and disturbing Tears dress from Schiaparelli’s 1938 circus collection. Add one monstrous snowstorm, a mother who can’t stop reliving her Studio 54 days, a New Age minister with a mysterious past, a temperamental young chef—and a growing number of corpses—and Joanna’s dream soon becomes a nightmare. "Slain in Schiaparelli" adds a witty, contemporary twist to the classic country manor mystery.

    • 4

      The Halston Hit: Vintage Clothing Series, #4
      The Halston Hit: Vintage Clothing Series, #4

      The Halston Hit: Vintage Clothing Series, #4

      Angela M. Sanders
      0 ratings
      0 ratings

      As vintage clothing store owner Joanna Hayworth blissfully awaits her wedding a week away, her only challenge is to find the right dress. Then she discovers a dead drag queen among the sequined gowns and frothy wigs of the Fille Fantastique pageant. She does her best to help the police maneuver the social minefield of the drag world, until the dead queen's "ghost" reappears, accusing her of the murder. To clear her name, Joanna must investigate the strangely impassive family running a funeral home; a rival drag queen who's gone AWOL; the obsessive proprietor of the queen's favorite watering hole; and the mole-like man who lives in the cabaret's basement. If Joanna's not careful, her wedding will turn out to be a funeral.

      As vintage clothing store owner Joanna Hayworth blissfully awaits her wedding a week away, her only challenge is to find the right dress. Then she discovers a dead drag queen among the sequined gowns and frothy wigs of the Fille Fantastique pageant. She does her best to help the police maneuver the social minefield of the drag world, until the dead queen's "ghost" reappears, accusing her of the murder. To clear her name, Joanna must investigate the strangely impassive family running a funeral home; a rival drag queen who's gone AWOL; the obsessive proprietor of the queen's favorite watering hole; and the mole-like man who lives in the cabaret's basement. If Joanna's not careful, her wedding will turn out to be a funeral.

    • 5

      Head Case: Vintage Clothing Series, #5
      Head Case: Vintage Clothing Series, #5

      Head Case: Vintage Clothing Series, #5

      Angela M. Sanders
      0 ratings
      0 ratings

      "The Vintage Clothing mysteries offer a compelling blend of suspense and style. In every book, the memorable characters, twisty plots, and delectable fashions are beyond fabulous. Highly recommended, especially for those who like a little couture with their crime." - Cynthia Kuhn, Agatha award-winning author of the Lila Maclean Academic Mysteries and Styling Texts: Dress and Fashion in Literature When Joanna Hayworth visits Bradley Stroden, a onetime protégé of legendary costume designer Edith Head, she expects to find closets bulging with drool-worthy gowns to stock her Portland, Oregon, vintage clothing store. Instead, she finds a corpse. With movie costumes as bait, Joanna investigates why Stroden was murdered. Could it be tied to the tell-all Hollywood memoir he was writing? Or to a midcentury film noir that was mysteriously yanked before it was released? Or to his "adoring" sister? To unravel these crimes, Joanna enlists the help of the Book Bunnies, an oddball group of middle school girls. Joanna's new marriage—and, possibly, her life itself—depend on figuring out who is acting and who is for real.

      "The Vintage Clothing mysteries offer a compelling blend of suspense and style. In every book, the memorable characters, twisty plots, and delectable fashions are beyond fabulous. Highly recommended, especially for those who like a little couture with their crime." - Cynthia Kuhn, Agatha award-winning author of the Lila Maclean Academic Mysteries and Styling Texts: Dress and Fashion in Literature When Joanna Hayworth visits Bradley Stroden, a onetime protégé of legendary costume designer Edith Head, she expects to find closets bulging with drool-worthy gowns to stock her Portland, Oregon, vintage clothing store. Instead, she finds a corpse. With movie costumes as bait, Joanna investigates why Stroden was murdered. Could it be tied to the tell-all Hollywood memoir he was writing? Or to a midcentury film noir that was mysteriously yanked before it was released? Or to his "adoring" sister? To unravel these crimes, Joanna enlists the help of the Book Bunnies, an oddball group of middle school girls. Joanna's new marriage—and, possibly, her life itself—depend on figuring out who is acting and who is for real.

    • 6

      Secret of the Blue Lily: Vintage Clothing Series, #6
      Secret of the Blue Lily: Vintage Clothing Series, #6

      Secret of the Blue Lily: Vintage Clothing Series, #6

      Angela M. Sanders
      0 ratings
      0 ratings

      Joanna Hayworth is elated to help settle the Parisian estate of Pearl Littlewood, the owner of Parfum d'Antan, a shop specializing in vintage fragrance. But when a mysterious note in the funeral guestbook suggests that Pearl's death was not an accident, Joanna's much needed vacation becomes a hunt for a killer. At the center of the trouble is a rare bottle of perfume, Lys Bleu—the Blue Lily.   Joanna's quest to solve Pearl Littlewood's murder takes her across the City of Light, from the gritty Goutte d'Or, where a collective of Senegalese seamstresses chat about life and love; to a bustling early morning flea market; to a late night rendezvous at a drag club in the catacombs. What secret does the Blue Lily hold, and how many people must die before it's revealed?

      Joanna Hayworth is elated to help settle the Parisian estate of Pearl Littlewood, the owner of Parfum d'Antan, a shop specializing in vintage fragrance. But when a mysterious note in the funeral guestbook suggests that Pearl's death was not an accident, Joanna's much needed vacation becomes a hunt for a killer. At the center of the trouble is a rare bottle of perfume, Lys Bleu—the Blue Lily.   Joanna's quest to solve Pearl Littlewood's murder takes her across the City of Light, from the gritty Goutte d'Or, where a collective of Senegalese seamstresses chat about life and love; to a bustling early morning flea market; to a late night rendezvous at a drag club in the catacombs. What secret does the Blue Lily hold, and how many people must die before it's revealed?

    Author

    Angela M. Sanders

    Angela M. Sanders worked for more than a decade as a congressional investigator before turning author. Her lack of success finding bathtub reading that was indulgent yet smart led her to write the Joanna Hayworth Vintage Clothing mysteries—sample title, Dior or Die—and The Booster Club capers, which center around a retirement home for petty criminals. Under the pen name Clover Tate, she writes a series of kite shop mysteries, the third of which, Wuthering Kites, launches September 2018. Angela’s articles on food, personalities, and perfume have appeared in a variety of magazines, and she’s a columnist for the popular fragrance blog, Now Smell This. When Angela isn’t at her laptop, she’s rummaging in thrift shops, lounging with a vintage detective novel, or pontificating about how to make the perfect martini. 

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