Review: Design for Dying

Design for Dying by Renee Patrick
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is such an enjoyable book!

As many girls of her age, Lillian Frost (Miss Astoria Park 1936) won a screen test along with her title. However, once in Hollywood she has the good sense to acknowledge she wasn't movie material, so she takes a job in the ladies' lingerie department of a trendy department store.

When her ex best friend is murdered, the police interrogate her, which leads to Lillian taking an active part in the search for the killer. In the course of the investigation she meets Edith Head (yes, the future Academy Award winner). They soon become friends and through her Lillian meets many of the big names in the studio: Bob Hope, Barbara Stanwick, Gracie Allen.

The style of the book is all 1930's. I thought I was reading a book written during those years. No detail is overlooked: the description, the dialogues, the food.
A lovely, pleasant book. Even if there's a murder it's light and fun. Waiting already for the second book in the series.

I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

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