She needs a paycheck. The job comes with a body count.
Former fashion buyer Samantha Kidd never planned to add “amateur sleuth” to her résumé—but solving one murder doesn’t pay the bills. When a major retailer offers her a job as a handbag buyer, it sounds like the break she needs… until she learns the last buyer was murdered on the job.
Moving back to her hometown was supposed to mean a fresh start, not a return to the high-pressure world she left behind. But when another death rocks the store, Samantha realizes this isn’t bad luck—it’s an inside job. And if she doesn’t uncover the truth, she could be next.
Smart, stylish, and laugh-out-loud funny, Buyer, Beware pushes Samantha deeper into a world where fashion and danger go hand in hand—and where solving crimes may be the only career path left.
Buyer, Beware is book 2 in the Killer Fashion mystery series. Each book can be read on its own, but the stakes—and Samantha’s journey—keep building. Perfect for readers who love humor, heart, and a mystery that proves murder is never in style.
Each book can be read as a standalone, but the series is best enjoyed in order.
National bestselling author Diane Vallere writes funny and fashionable character-based mysteries. After two decades in luxury retailing, she traded fashion accessories for accessories to murder. As past president of the national Sisters in Crime organization, she edited the Agatha-Award-winning essay collection PROMOPHOBIA: Taking the Mystery out of Promoting Crime Fiction. Diane started her own detective agency at age ten and has maintained a passion for shoes, clues, and clothes ever since.