Diane Vallere: 32 books

Someone is dressed to kill in the debut Costume Shop Mystery from the national bestselling author of the Material Witness mysteries. ** ** No sooner does former magician’s assistant Margo Tamblyn return home to Proper City, Nevada, to run Disguise DeLimit, her family’s costume shop, than she...

Halloween brings more tricks than treats for costume shop owner Margo Tamblyn in the second in a new cozy series from the national bestselling author of the Material Witness Mysteries. ** ** Halloween conjures up big business for Margo Tamblyn’s costume shop, Disguise DeLimit, but this year, the...

National Bestselling Author brings you #2 in the funny and fashionable Samantha Kidd humorous mystery series! Samantha Kidd: Bag Lady? Out-of-work fashion expert turned amateur sleuth Samantha Kidd is strapped. But when the buyer of handbags for a hot new retailer turns up dead and Samantha...

Here's lookin' at you, Kidd! More crimes of fashion! More personal growth! More Samantha Kidd. Buckle up for this edition which includes the third THREE books in the bestselling Samantha Kidd Humorous Mystery Series. "Samantha Kidd is an engaging amateur sleuth." -- Mysterious...

Meet Samantha Kidd. Ex-buyer turned trend specialist turns amateur sleuth. She designed her future with couture precision, but finding the fashion director's corpse on day one leaves her hanging by a thread. And when the killer fabricates evidence that puts the cops on her hemline, even a chance run-in...

Don't get caught with your panties down! When amateur sleuth Samantha Kidd is assigned to cover the lingerie show in Las Vegas, her excitement is more visible than panty lines. Events in her hometown have made her a celebrity, and a romantic getaway with fiancé Nick Taylor is timely. But when a lingerie...

One woman's trash is another woman's vintage... When Samantha Kidd’s job at Retrofit Magazine leads her into the archives of seventies style, she’s prepared to report on patchwork velvet and platform shoes, but she never expected to uncover the theft of a major collection of samples from...

Fabric shop owner Polyester Monroe can get tangled up in textiles, but it’s murder that really throws her for a loop in the latest mystery from the national bestselling author of Crushed Velvet. The time has come for San Ladrón, California’s annual Miss Tangorli beauty pageant, and Poly...

If you can't stand the heat, get off the runway. Fashion expert Samantha Kidd is in the hot seat. After agreeing to help her ex-boyfriend’s former girlfriend with a runway show, she’s attacked in the parking lot outside, landing in the hospital. And when a garment goes up in flames on the...

Samantha Kidd is in over her head. When an over-the-top collection of vintage Hollywood costumes comes to Samantha Kidd's hometown, it brings a hatbox full of hype. Close friend Eddie is in charge of the exhibit, but when hype turns to homicide, he turns to Samantha for help. Brimming with...

Unraveling family secrets can be murder in Suede to Rest... THE FIRST BOOK IN THE ALL-NEW “MATERIAL WITNESS” MYSTERY SERIES With her career as a dress designer in shreds, Polyester Monroe is looking forward to a fresh start. But as it all unfolds, the pattern to a new beginning looks a...

Costume shop owner Margo Tamblyn faces a deadly conspiracy when a small-town festival turns into big-time trouble. It’s no secret around Proper City, Nevada, that the Sagebrush Festival, the town’s annual family-friendly event, is the place to be. This year’s theme of board games has...

Leave the cannoli. Take the shoes! When newly engaged amateur sleuth Samantha Kidd discovers the body of a mafia princess dead in fiancé and shoe designer Nick Taylor’s showroom, her questions are so numerous she’d need a bookie to keep track. The victim’s ties to local organized crime...

Nacre Bleu! Amateur sleuth Samantha Kidd’s life is finally on track. It’s her normally cultured friend Cat whose life has lost its luster: eight months pregnant and abandoned by her husband the week before Christmas. She ropes Samantha into helping at her boutique, but a string of jewelry...