A great book by a fantastic author. The writing is excellent and the mystery keeps you turning the pages. Characters are well developed. Highly recommend.

The cover alone was just adorable. This was a light hearted book that made for a very relaxing read

This was a fun cozy mystery.
Fashion show, murder, secrets and deception will leave you wanting more.
If you are looking for a new cozy mystery, this is one you may enjoy.

Fashionably Late was a light, fun read set in a senior living community and part of the holiday fashion show season. At the first show, unlikely friends and fellow sleuths Summer Smythe and Dorothy Westin get a help message from model Angelica. When she goes missing, they end up finding her smothered in a closet. As they begin their search for her killer, jewelry from a hot new designer winds up stolen from the shows too. Are victims turning up dead because they saw the thief or did they die because someone caught them trying to steal? Summer and Dorothy try to get to the bottom of things in this story with enough twists and turns to make a messy bun look neat!

This is a delightful addition to this clever intergenerational cozy series. SO many things could go wrong here, starting with the Smythe and Westin thing but Mathews keeps everything on track without going overboard with the tweeness or humor. Secrets and lies are the basis for all the best mysteries and there's a good one here. Nicely written with a plot that never gets too twisty or, even better, too obvious. Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC. I'm looking forward to the next installment!

This is a great little cozy series that I enjoy. Set in South Florida with a nice mix of older ladies from the Hibiscus Pointe Retirement Community and a young hip unemployed film director's daughter they team up to solve crimes in the area. This is book 3 of the Ladies of Smyth and Westin series and it continues to make me laugh as Summer and Dorothy figure out who done it.

Let me start off by saying that I LOVE this cover. It's simple yet elegant and made me want to read it just by looking at it. The story and the mystery surrounding it was fun, and I enjoyed being on the journey with these fabulous characters. Unfortunately, I wish I had read the first two novels prior to this one as I felt like there was some missing character development (this is all on me and not the author). Otherwise, I would certainly consider reading the first two books and hopefully, one day, the next installment.

I loved this madcap mystery! It was so cute.

A model turns up dead at a fashion show and Summer and Dot are on the case to try and solve the murder. Dorothy (Dot) is an older lady and Summer is her young friend. Dot lives at a retirement home and, as it turns out, the model’s mom is there but it seems not of her own will.

The characters in this book are colorful and awesome. I couldn’t put the book down it was so fun! This book is the 3rd in a series and I’m planning to read the previous books.

I absolutely love this book cover! And the clever names of the ladies Smythe and Westin.

They may be a generation apart, but these ladies work together in perfect harmony!

When one of the models turns up dead at the fashion show, the ladies are on the case. It just so happens that the model's mother is also a resident at the retirement center and the girls are pulled in to find out who did it and there are a lot of suspects.

Secrets don't stay secret forever and people aren't always who they say they are, but the truth always comes out. These ladies made it a lot of fun along the way!

Good Job Ms. Mathews! Thanks Netgalley and Carina Press!

A delightful and charming cozy mystery filled with interesting characters, a compelling plot and a strong sense of place. Dorothy Westin and Summer Smythe live at Hibiscus Pointe, a senior residence complex in Milano, florida although Summer is no where near being a senior citizen and is living in the apartment that was formerly her grandmother's. They have become good friends and are out to a luncheon and fashion show when they are approached by one of the models, Angelica, who hands them a card reading "help". They go in search of Angelica to find out what is troubling her, but find her dead body encased in a garment bag. Dorothy and Summer feel a sense of responsibility towards Angelica and vow to investigate. This book was truly enjoyable and I highly recommend it,.