Union Jacked: A Humorous Fashion History Amateur Sleuth Cozy Mystery

Diane Vallere

Jan 2021 · Killer Fashion Cozy Mysteries Book 9 · Polyester Press

About this ebook

Enjoy this humorous cozy mystery with a fashionable amateur sleuth and a mystery connected to the past set in Las Vegas by national bestselling author Diane Vallere.

Can Samantha keep calm and carry on? 

Samantha Kidd is gobsmacked by the wins in her life. Steady job: check. Great guy: check. Inner peace: closer than she’s been in a while. But when the British invasion arrives in the form of new business owners, her checked boxes tumble. Her retail employer sells out, her coworkers go on strike, and her husband is out of the country. 

When a union representative is found dead outside the store, the bottom falls out. Samantha’s reluctant mentor, Detective Loncar, warns her to stay out of the investigation, but even he has something to hide. Between a cop bar, a life coach, and a blue line that's anything but thin, Samantha's teacup runneth over. It’s time for Samantha to spill some tea…or risk being royally screwed. 

National bestselling author Diane Vallere brings you British style in this humorous edgy cozy mystery featuring amateur detective Samantha Kidd. Union Jacked is the ninth in the Killer Fashion mystery series, although each book can be read as a standalone. For fans of Jess Lourey, Donna Andrews, and Ellen Byron, if you like cop drama, and secrets from the past, and poking fun at England, then you’ll love this hilarious 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.

Ratings and reviews

The British Are Coming! This book is the 9th in a wonderful series of cozy mysteries. I have been binge-reading the series and just can't put these stories down. These books are clean, humorous, and well planned. While this book could stand alone, I think the reader would enjoy it so much more by reading the books in order. This story shows so much personal growth for all of the characters it was as if they all became adults. In this episode, we sift through a stew of clues that culminates in a dangerous denouement. The ending of this story makes me excited to see which way the story will bend with the next installment!

About the author

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.