Resale Boutique Mystery

Every woman would kill for one... Manhattan fashionista Kelly Quinn thought she'd left her upstate New York town far behind... until the Seventh Avenue expat returns home to revamp her grandmother's consignment shop into an upscale boutique-and unwittingly sets a trend for murder... After her rising career as a Manhattan buyer is derailed, Kelly has mixed feelings about relocating back to Lucky Cove, in spite of her big plans for the soon-to-be-renamed Curated by Kelly Resale Boutique. What's left of her luck starts running out when a customer puts on a black lace dress that triggers visions of someone being murdered. As if the haunted "Murder Dress" isn't enough to kill business, the psychic's doppelganger cousin has just been found bludgeoned to death. Was Maxine LeMoyne the real target or was it a case of mistaken murder? With some creepy pre-Halloween bargain hunters walking the night and Kelly suddenly a person of interest, a second murder rocks the close-knit town. Now Kelly could be the one who ends up talking to dead people when she's stalked by a killer determined to take her out in high style...

Former Manhattan fashion buyer Kelly Quinn is turning her grandmother's outdated consignment shop into her quaint hometown's hot spot for upscale style-until her second-hand couture makes the scene of an ice-cold crime . . . With her bottom line looking a little threadbare, Kelly is going all out to promote the Lucky Cove Resale Boutique. She's counting on Black Friday to recover her start-up expenses-including a website and an advertising blitz. But the publicity is overkill when two warring divas, and one sparkly evening dress, thrust Kelly and her fledgling business into a scandal she can't afford. The gorgeous garment came to Kelly from the walk-in closets of Wendy Johnson, one of reality TV's Long Island Ladies. When Wendy's former co-star, Diana Delacourte, graces a Christmas gala in the dress that was once her rival's, a very public catfight ensues. But is Wendy to blame when sequin-clad Diana turns up dead? Dodging the show's ever-present cameras-and a detective's stern warnings-Kelly hunts for a killer before the powerful celebrity-suspect makes good on her threats and rips her to shreds . . .

Applying her Manhattan fashion sense to the sensibilities of a Long Island clientele, Kelly Quinn is setting new trends with second-hand name brand apparel-and finding killers with a deadly sense of style ... The fortunes of Kelly's Lucky Cove Resale Boutique are sinking fast-literally, as the weathered roof of her grandmother's old consignment shop springs a new leak with every rain. She hopes her latest client, overnight fitness and social media sensation Tawny Nicole, has enough valued and wanted items she can sell fast enough to keep her roof from crumbling down. When Kelly arrives at Tawny's home to appraise her attire, she's stunned to find Serena Dawson, "the Dragonista of Seventh Avenue," there. The last time she saw her ex-boss was when Serena humiliatingly and publicly fired her from her New York City job. Now Tawny is married to Serena's ex-husband and is caught in the crossfire of some unfinished divorce settlements. But when Kelly returns to Tawny's the following day, she discovers her dead body-and Serena standing over it. Her former employer may be nasty and unrepentant, but she's no killer-prompting Kelly to pick up the threads to try and find the real culprit ...

After trading her Manhattan digs for her upstate hometown, fashionista Kelly Quinn has big plans for her grandmother's consignment shop. But this All Hallow's Eve someone is already dressed to kill ... A socialite's missing dog has made front page news in Lucky Cove-complete with a hefty reward. But between renovating the consignment shop, planning her costume for a 1970s themed Halloween party, and scouting a location for a fashion shoot, Kelly doesn't have time to search. Yet a visit to the local colonial-era cemetery-ideal for the moody atmosphere she's after-soon turns up the precious pooch. Kelly's looking forward to collecting the check-until she makes a gruesome discovery in an abandoned farmhouse: The dog's owner, stabbed through the heart. Kelly can't help wondering why Constance Lane was traipsing around the farmhouse in stilettos. But as Kelly gets decked out in a vintage disco caftan, that isn't the only fashion misstatement spooking her. Hidden in the dead woman's past is a secret that could be the motive for the murder. And as the Halloween party gets started, even a menacing clown and a threatening bearded lady can't keep Kelly from trick or treating for the truth-even if it means her last dance ...

Kelly Quinn's Long Island consignment shop offers high style at secondhand prices-but when a body is, found on the beach, she needs to start hunting for a wolf in sheep's clothing... Kelly is thrilled when she gets a visit from a cousin she hasn't seen in years. Becky's cosmetics company is taking off, and she just might have laid the foundation for a big-money buyout. It's a time to celebrate-but Kelly is heartbroken when a killer puts an end to their happy reunion during a mysterious midnight meeting near the shore. Despite multiple warnings to steer clear, Kelly starts shadowing a variety of suspects both inside and outside the beauty business, when she isn't busy filling the racks of the Lucky Cove Resale Boutique with lots of new inventory from a local shopaholic. Gossip and accusations are flying, but there's no glossing over this ugly crime, and she's going to make sure the culprit faces justice...

Kelly Quinn, owner of a high-end consignment shop, is a booster for her Long Island town's small businesses-but now a store owner's murder has brought big trouble... Locals in Lucky Cove seem to harbor hostility toward Miranda Farrell, proprietor of a new shoe store. Nevertheless, Kelly invites her along to a Chamber of Commerce meeting. But soon afterward, Miranda's body is found in her shop, with Kelly's uncle-who's had multiple public arguments with her-standing nearby. Could her uncle really have committed murder over a business dispute? Or is Miranda's death related to her late husband's long-ago embezzlement case? Kelly feels compelled to investigate, despite her detective boyfriend's objections-not to mention her commitment to promoting Small Business Saturday. But her effort to pump up sales may fall flat. After her presentation to the committee is sabotaged, the Chamber gives her the boot-and tongues start wagging. Now she has to do some fancy footwork to find the killer...