HANDBAGS AND HOMICIDE
Book ID/图书代码： 14780008B21413
English Summary/英文概要： Witty, smart, and always chic-to-die despite a less than glam checking account balance, Haley Randolph has it all--Gucci, Prada, Chanel, Coach, Burberry--and she’d kill for the newest Louis Vuitton handbag. It seems she’s not the only one. When someone’s passion for designer purses leads to murder, Haley goes shopping for a killer to clear her name...
According to Haley Randolph, you can never have enough handbags. She has one for every occasion, but that doesn’t mean she won’t go to any lengths to get the latest Louis Vuitton. Unfortunately for Haley, her life goes from glam to grim when her passion for fashion outlasts her credit cards, and she’s forced to work during the holiday season at Holt’s--a mid-market department store that doesn’t even stock designer labels much to her horror.
Looking for a bit of shopping inspiration, Haley abandons the sales floor and sneaks into the stock room to get a first glimpse of Holt’s ultra-fab holiday promotion--a one-of-a-kind selection of handbag styles. But instead of the newest Vuitton, Haley discovers her boss is the ultimate fashion victim. He’s face-down in lingerie--stone-cold dead.
According to the security tapes, Haley was the only person in the stockroom before, during, and after the murder. With everyone in the store eyeing her like last season’s Marc Jacobs, Haley turns to the hunky Ty Cameron, who heads up the store’s loss prevention unit, to help her investigate the murder.
In a race to clear her rep, Haley’s knowledge of hot trends will take her from the sales floor to the boardroom to the gritty streets of L.A.’s Garment District. Now, Haley must find a killer with impeccable fashion taste...and get her hands on that perfectly checkered Louis Vuitton bag before time runs out...
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 年度暢銷書冠軍、巴恩斯&諾布林歷史題材小說領軍人物、麗塔獎入圍選手Dorothy Howell
神秘推理小說 情節跌宕起伏 人物詭異幽默 發行量飆升三百萬冊
Dorothy Howell更多資訊請訪問其Facebook粉絲頁面以及其個人主頁DorothyHowellNovels.com 百货商场里名牌时尚包包琳琅满目，
却引发一桩桩谋杀案件，
时尚的热衷者Haley一次次沦为嫌疑犯，
她能找出真凶，还自己清白吗？
一切都是时尚名牌惹的祸。
Haley Randolph是个机智风趣、时髦的女性，她对名牌包包有着无可救药的向往，古奇、普拉达、香奈儿、蔻兹、巴宝莉，并为最新款的路易威登手提包甘愿一掷千金，因此常常出现财政危机。像Haley这样的女人不在少数。可就在这时，对名牌的热烈追求引发了谋杀案，Haley为了还自己清白，于是开始展开调查。
以Haley Randolph的标准而言，再多的包包也无法满足你的欲望。她的每一款包包都是纯属意外偶得，但这并不意味着她不会不遗余力去追抢最新款的路易威登。然而，不幸的是，对于名牌手提包的追求，让她一度光鲜亮丽的生活暗淡无光，因为她的信用卡实在是支撑不了她如此奢华的消费，于是不得不利用假期在一家中型百货商场打工，这里的各种出自名设计师的包包让她乐不可支。
为了寻求一点购物的欲望，Haley离销售楼层，潜入仓库，想要一睹这一季的最新款包包，但却发现了惊人的一幕，她的老板成为最后的时尚受害人，冷冰冰地躺在那里，头埋在一堆女性内衣里。
从监控磁带看来，Haley是唯一的嫌疑人。商场里的每个人都对她避而远之，流言蜚语不断，于是向内部员工Ty Cameron求助，并一同展开调查。
在为自己洗涮冤情的过程中，Haley对于时尚的敏感度和知识带她来到了洛杉矶的时装区域。此时，Haley必须凭借她超强的时尚口味来查出凶手，并在飞快的时间流逝中获得那款路易威登格子包……(CLaire更新)
Awards/获奖情况：““Howell’s winning debut introduces Haley Randolph, a self-described “crazed, obsessive, handbag whore,” whose designer bag addiction has put her into mega-credit card debt…. Reminiscent of Reese Witherspoon’s character in the Legally Blonde films, Haley evolves from a total airhead into a semi-airhead without breaking a nail. A cool cliffhanger will leave readers eager for Haley’s next adventure.”
--Publishers Weekly (May 12, 2008)
FULL PUBLISHERS WEEKLY review:
“Howell’s winning debut introduces Haley Randolph, a self-described “crazed, obsessive, handbag whore,” whose designer bag addiction has put her into mega-credit card debt. After Haley loses her accounting job with a prestigious Los Angeles law firm because of suspected embezzlement, she takes a part-time job during the Christmas season at Holt’s Department Store, where she connects with Ty Cameron, the store’s gorgeous young owner. When Haley becomes a murder suspect after finding the corpse of Holt’s despised assistant manager, she resolves to find the true killer. Haley’s amusing narrative voice energizes the crime solving and canoodling (“Oh my God, what was I thinking? I couldn’t have sex with Ty Cameron to keep my job—I could under other circumstances, of course—but not for a job at Holt’s”). Reminiscent of Reese Witherspoon’s character in the Legally Blonde films, Haley evolves from a total airhead into a semi-airhead without breaking a nail. A cool cliffhanger will leave readers eager for Haley’s next adventure.”
About the Author/作者介绍： Dorothy Howell has sold 26 novels to three major New York publishing houses. Her books have been translated into a dozen languages, with sales approaching 3 million copies worldwide. She currently writes for two houses, in two genres, under two names. Dorothy writes the fashion sleuth Haley Randolph mystery series. Foreign rights to the series have sold in the U.K., France and Thailand. The books are available in Large Print and e-book format. Dorothy also writes historical romance novels under the pen name Judith Stacy. Her titles include the line’s Top Seller for the Year, a No.1 on the Barnes & Noble Historical List, and a RITA Award Finalist. Dorothy is a member of the Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, and Romance Writers of America. Visit her Dorothy Howell Novels Fan page on Facebook, and her Web site. Dorothy Howell從事創作20多年，她著有的20部經典神秘推理小說均已售予紐約三家主要出版社發行出版。她的作品以幽默、奇怪的人物性格和出乎意料的情節起伏著稱，被譯成多種語言，世界範圍內發行量將近三百萬冊。Dorothy 所做以時尚偵探Haley Randolph為主人公的推理小說系列，版權已售英國、法國和泰國，大字版本及電子書格式均可得到。Dorothy還以Judith Stacy的筆名撰寫歷史愛情小說。曾獲年度暢銷書冠軍、巴恩斯&諾布林歷史題材小說領軍人物及麗塔獎入圍選手稱號。Dorothy是美國推理作家協會、犯罪姐妹協會、美國愛情小說作家協會會員。
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