Suede to Rest

Name: Suede to Rest
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Diane Vallere
ISBN: 9798350835663

Author: Diane Vallere

Series: Material Witness #1

Narrator: Darcey Rhoads

Unabridged: 9 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 05/30/2023

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Cozy, Amateur Sleuth

Synopsis

Unraveling family secrets can be murder . . .

When Polyester Monroe was young, she loved playing in her family's textile store. But after a fatal tragedy, Land of a Thousand Fabrics was boarded up and Poly never expected to see the inside again. These days her time is spent designing prom dresses from cheap fabrics and covering the flaws with a glue gun.

When her great uncle passes away and leaves her the fabric store, she sees it as a sign to change her life. But when a man connected to her family's tragedy is found dead in the parking lot behind the store the day after she moves in, her illusions of reopening the glamorous fabric store are shredded. Poly pulls at threads to unravel the truth, but can she keep herself out of the fray?

About Diane Vallere

Nationally bestselling author Diane Vallere writes smart, funny, and fashionable character-based mysteries. After two decades working for a top luxury retailer, she traded fashion accessories for accessories to murder. A past president of Sisters in Crime, Diane started her own detective agency at age ten and has maintained a passion for shoes, clues, and clothes ever since.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Amanda

This was a fun read. The story line and mystery were gripping and had a lot of twisted moments that had me at times, trying to figure what was happening. I really didn't have an idea, until right around the end when everything was coming together who the killer was. My only main problem with the boo......more

Goodreads review by Sallee

This first in a series (Material Witness mysteries)was so riveting to me that I would have to classify it as a page turner. The main character, Polyester Monroe whose first name threw me off...I mean really!. However I soon discovered the reason for the name and then I saw the cleverness. Poly beco......more

Goodreads review by Kendel

I had the privilege of reading an advance copy, and I loved it! Charming, engaging, and of course, a fashionably clever murder mystery. Diane Vallere pulled me in with her rich descriptions of small town life, not easy to do in a Southern California setting. With the perfect blend of tension, textur......more