Fashion Victim

Picking up a copy of this book I expected a fun and frothy insiders view of the fashion world packed with polished fashionista type characters - the style of book befitting the editor of UK's Cosmopolitan. Boy, was I surprised to find instead a tense tale of murder, mystery and well-dressed intrigue.

Annie Anderson is investigative reporter at The Post until she swaps her newspaper job for one on a glossy magazine in a move that shocks her colleagues and friends. Little do they know that Annie is going undercover for a scoop on the fashion world. Her first foray into the fashion world is nothing short of disastrous, from evil New York cabbies to being held at gunpoint. Then her interviewee, top designer Mark Mailer, is murdered. Annie is convinced Mark's murder has more to it than meets the eye and sets off on a dangerous course to uncover the truth.

Of course, the book has a glamorous backdrop, flitting from New York to Milan and London as the characters rub shoulders with fashion journo's and supermodels, designers and actresses but what sets this book apart from the froth is that there is an element of despair and a glimpse of the seedy side of fame.

Whilst haunted by memories of her past, Annie is forced into a race against time to discover why Mark was murdered, what his girlfriend, struggling junkie and disgraced ex-supermodel Patty, knows and why she too is in danger. But who is the murderer and who wants to throw Annie off the scent - permanently? You'll have to read the book to find out! [Camilla Chafer]

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