Jody M. (jodymcgrath) - reviewed on 10/17/2016 + 110 more book reviews

Hayley Randolph lives a double life. In one, she is a stylish event planner for the A-Listers of L. A.
In the second, she is a part-time worker at Holts Department Store. Why the two lives? Hayley is a shopaholic and working at Holts gives her an 80% discount at another corporate store, Nuevo. This store carries all of the latest and greatest, and Hayley gets it 80% off!

While leading a dreaded new employee orientation, Hayley opens the door to show the group the loading dock and they discover a body of a woman in the dumpster. The body turns out to be a former employee, and the news of the murder hits Holts, a family store hard. Not only is Holts in danger of being shut down, but all the smaller shops in the mini mall surrounding Holts relies on them to bring in business, so they will eventually shut down also. Hayley could lose her job at Holts, which she doesn't give a fig about, but that means she would also lose her discount. No way is she going to let that happen! This murder needs to be solved. Now. And she isn't above helping the detectives along the way.

This was the first book I have read in the Hayley Randolph series. I believe it is book 9. I really enjoyed it. Hayley is smart, snarky, and fun. Her love life is such a mess, that even she doesn't know who she is talking about some of the time. I liked her Holt friends better than the BFF that she went shopping with all the time. I am not a label junkie so that part of the story really didn't interest me. I know fashion is her thing, but the story did not get bogged down by it. There was also a plethora of hot guys, which I always enjoy!

I recommend this book to people who like fun cozy mysteries with a touch of humor. Stephanie Plum fans would also get a kick out of this series.

*I voluntarily read an Advanced Readers Copy of this book and gave an honest review *

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