I had the pleasure of reading an early ARC of MURDER WEARS A LITTLE BLACK DRESS—the debut story in the new Resale Boutique Mysteries. It’s trendy and fast-paced with plenty of suspects, entertaining characters, and home and hearth details to appeal to cozy fans. I enjoyed this story from cover to cover. The author plotted the scenes much like you put together a chic ensemble with accessories. At the end, the reveal is well pulled together and appealing.

Kelly Quinn’s granny left her a consignment shop that was her pride and joy. Located in Lucky Cove, NY, the shop is rundown and Kelly’s vision is to update and revamp the space into an upscale boutique. Her granny’s best friend, Pepper, works there and is wary about the changes Kelly is making. When a customer tries on a black lace dress and has a vision of murder, business slacks off and Kelly fears the financial strain will be too much to stay afloat amid rumors she’s selling haunted clothing. To keep the shop open, Kelly begins to piece clues together and figure out how the black dress was involved in a murder. This cozy is a clever whodunnit! Enjoy!

I reviewed a digital arc provided by NetGalley and Kensington Lyrical Press. Thank you.

When her high-flying New York fashion career hits the skids, Kelly returns to her hometown of Lucky Cove. She plans to reopen her grandmother’s consignment shop as the chic Curated by Kelly Boutique and even though it wasn’t the future she hoped for, she didn’t expect one of her customers to be “haunted” by a black dress . The dress triggers visions of someone being killed. A crazy customer? It would appear the dress actually foretold the future when a woman really is murdered. Add in Halloween hijinks and people just looking for trouble and Kelly begins to wonder if she made the right decision about moving back home