Designs on the Dead

Emilia Bernhard's third Death in Paris novel, featuring two American sleuths in the City of Lights, is perfect for fans of M. L. Longworth and Juliet Blackwell.In Paris, some are dying for the latest fashion...others will kill for it.Having successfully solved two murders in the City of Lights, newly minted private detectives Rachel Levis and Magda Stevens are ready to take on the world. Or at least the 3rd arrondissement. Which is good news, when a renowned fashion designer is found lifeless at his own birthday party in the upscale neighborhood, dead from an apparent overdose.At first, Rachel and Magda use the accidental death merely as an opportunity to hone their research-gathering skills, but when evidence points to this being more than a good-time-gone-bad, the Americans roll up their sleeves for another murder investigation. And there are plenty of suspects: the angry assistant designer denied a promotion; the pretty PA who was crushed by the...