Stark Raving Mod (Large Print Edition)

Stark Raving Mod (Large Print Edition)
Author: Diane Vallere
Publisher: Samantha Kidd Mysteries
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-09-19
Genre:
ISBN: 9781954579620

A fashionista with empty closets. A trunk filled with more than just clothes. Can she unpack the mystery a double agent left behind? When Samantha Kidd places the winning bid on a mystery trunk from the estate of a sixties pop star, she's over the moon-until she opens it and discovers more than mod fashions: top secret papers that suggest something more menacing than miniskirts. Repeated attempts to steal the trunk motivate Samantha to sell it-but not until after she's removed the questionable items. But when the trunk's new owner is found dead with the singer's record in his hand, even Nancy Sinatra's boots can't make Samantha walk away. Turning the tables on mods, rockers, and bad guys galore may require a little help from her friends, but if they fail, there's no room for an encore. Can Samantha put a spin on the classic sixties spy story, or will the needle drop before she gets into her groove? Stark Raving Mod is the thirteenth killer fashion mystery featuring amateur sleuth Samantha Kidd.

Stark Raving Mod

Stark Raving Mod
Author: Diane Vallere
Publisher: Polyester Press
Total Pages: 219
Release: 2022-06-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1954579373

Enjoy this humorous cozy spy mystery with a fashionable amateur sleuth and a mod mystery connected to the past by national bestselling author Diane Vallere. Samantha Kidd has gotten the swing of sleuthing, but she's an absolute beginner when it comes to being a spy... When Samantha Kidd places the winning bid on a mystery trunk from the estate of a sixties pop star, she’s over the moon—until she opens it and discovers more than mod fashions: top secret papers that suggest something more menacing than miniskirts. Repeated attempts to steal the trunk motivate Samantha to sell it—but not until after she's removed the questionable items. But when the trunk’s new owner is found dead with the singer’s record in his hand, even Nancy Sinatra’s boots can’t make Samantha walk away. Turning the tables on mods, rockers, and bad guys galore may require a little help from her friends, but if they fail, there’s no room for an encore. Can Samantha put a spin on the classic sixties spy story, or will the needle drop before she gets into her groove? Stark Raving Mod is the thirteenth humorous Killer Fashion cozy mystery featuring the always effervescent amateur detective Samantha Kidd, although each book in the series can be read as a standalone. For fans of Josie Brown, Leslie Langtry, and Jana DeLeon, if you like family drama, a resourceful amateur sleuth, and mod culture, you’ll hit the bullseye with this funny mystery. Diane-Fans describe “her vintage Vallere goodness,” and say she is a “great storyteller” with “a way with creating strong female characters and intrigue” who is “a superb and very humorous writer.” Her gift of creating “spunky sleuths in fun settings” take readers to Dallas, Palm Springs, Los Angeles, Pennsylvania, and outer space.

Fahrenheit 501

Fahrenheit 501
Author: Diane Vallere
Publisher: Polyester Press
Total Pages: 239
Release: 2021-10-26
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1954579268

Enjoy this humorous cozy mystery inspired by Agatha Christie with a fashionable amateur sleuth and a mystery connected to the past by national bestselling author Diane Vallere. Burn out...or fade away? When Samantha Kidd is invited to fill an about-to-be-vacated spot in a secret society, she jumps at the chance. The group’s mission is to preserve famous fashion patterns through memorization and pass them down to future generations, and Samantha’s dreams of Chanel jackets and Halston dresses are dashed when she’s assigned the Levi’s 501 jean. But when the retiring denim expert turns up dead, she fears there’s more than fashion history at stake. Garments from the deceased member’s estate are linked to a series of local cold cases, and Samantha questions everything. Was the member’s death an admission of guilt of past crimes or vigilante justice? As she pulls at the threads of the investigation, she finds the fabric of her secret society fraying at the seams. Can Samantha unzip the facts or will the truth stay buttoned up forever? Fahrenheit 501 is the twelfth humorous book in the Killer Fashion mystery series, although each book in the series can be read as a standalone. For fans of Agatha Christie, Dorothy Cannell, and Jessica Fletcher, if you like puzzle plots, fashion history, and unusual crimes, you'll love this funny and eerie amateur detective mystery. Diane-Fans describe “her vintage Vallere goodness,” and say she is a “great storyteller” with “a way with creating strong female characters and intrigue” who is “a superb and very humorous writer.” Her gift of creating “spunky sleuths in fun settings” take readers to Dallas, Palm Springs, Los Angeles, Pennsylvania, and outer space.

How to Get Ahead in Business with Office Cat

How to Get Ahead in Business with Office Cat
Author: Ariana Klepac
Publisher: Rizzoli Publications
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2016-10-04
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 192541812X

A hilarious guide to business from a stubborn ginger cat. Although the words productivity and cat might not often be seen in the same sentence, Office Cat somehow manages to claw himself and his fluffy Meow-nagement Team a tasty yearly profit in shrimp and catnip, while still getting his twenty hours of sleep a day. How does he do it? The answer is simple—employ a support staff of infatuated humans, who not only accept your every feline foible but downright adore them! However, as Office Cat demonstrates, humans still require careful handling—from dealing with their constant questioning of the value of weekly can-opening workshops to being mindful of their preference for your staying awake when they’re addressing you. Animal-loving work shirkers the world over will fall in love with Office Cat and his humorous business guide, which pokes fun at both the way cats see the world and the eagerness of humans to be at the beck and call of their furry overlords.

Los Angeles Magazine

Los Angeles Magazine
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 138
Release: 1998-01
Genre:
ISBN:

Los Angeles magazine is a regional magazine of national stature. Our combination of award-winning feature writing, investigative reporting, service journalism, and design covers the people, lifestyle, culture, entertainment, fashion, art and architecture, and news that define Southern California. Started in the spring of 1961, Los Angeles magazine has been addressing the needs and interests of our region for 48 years. The magazine continues to be the definitive resource for an affluent population that is intensely interested in a lifestyle that is uniquely Southern Californian.

Looking for Harvey Weinstein

Looking for Harvey Weinstein
Author: Holly Yanez
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Total Pages: 252
Release: 2004
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1412028221

A hilarious documented account of a three-year journey through Hollywood, promoting the modern day Michelangelo to the elusive celebrity, in the cultural vacuum known to the outside world as LA.

Orfeo: A Novel

Orfeo: A Novel
Author: Richard Powers
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2014-01-20
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0393242684

From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Overstory, an emotionally charged novel inspired by the myth of Orpheus. "Bravo, Richard Powers, for hitting so many high notes with Orfeo and contributing to the fraction of books that really matter." —Heller McAlpin, NPR In Orfeo, composer Peter Els opens the door one evening to find the police on his doorstep. His home microbiology lab—the latest experiment in his lifelong attempt to find music in surprising patterns—has aroused the suspicions of Homeland Security. Panicked by the raid, Els turns fugitive and hatches a plan to transform this disastrous collision with the security state into an unforgettable work of art that will reawaken its audience to the sounds all around it.

The Rotarian

The Rotarian
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 56
Release: 1969-06
Genre:
ISBN:

Established in 1911, The Rotarian is the official magazine of Rotary International and is circulated worldwide. Each issue contains feature articles, columns, and departments about, or of interest to, Rotarians. Seventeen Nobel Prize winners and 19 Pulitzer Prize winners – from Mahatma Ghandi to Kurt Vonnegut Jr. – have written for the magazine.