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Busybodies Collection #3
Crime of Fashion
Some lovely people will do very bad things to stay out of trouble in this gemlike whodunit from Emma Rosenblum, bestselling author of Very Bad Company and former executive editor at Elle.
When a $3 million Bulgari diamond necklace disappears into thin air during a locked photo shoot, the suspects are all on set. There’s the magazine’s new editor-in-chief with much to prove, the tarnished photographer she’s indebted to, the fallen star who swooped in when her young rival got sick, and the grandiose stylist. But it’s the lowly assistant who must solve the case—and find the gems before taking the blame.
Emma Rosenblum’s Crime of Fashion is part of Busybodies, a collection of quirky mysteries featuring amateur gumshoes who stumble upon peculiar cases. Calling all snoops! Read or listen to each arresting story in a single sitting.
When a $3 million Bulgari diamond necklace disappears into thin air during a locked photo shoot, the suspects are all on set. There’s the magazine’s new editor-in-chief with much to prove, the tarnished photographer she’s indebted to, the fallen star who swooped in when her young rival got sick, and the grandiose stylist. But it’s the lowly assistant who must solve the case—and find the gems before taking the blame.
Emma Rosenblum’s Crime of Fashion is part of Busybodies, a collection of quirky mysteries featuring amateur gumshoes who stumble upon peculiar cases. Calling all snoops! Read or listen to each arresting story in a single sitting.
39 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 15, 2024
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About the author
Emma Rosenblum
7 books1,221 followersEmma Rosenblum is the national bestselling author of Bad Summer People, Very Bad Company, and Mean Moms. She's the former chief content officer at Bustle Digital Group, overseeing content and strategy for BDG’s editorial portfolios. Prior to BDG, Emma served as the executive editor of ELLE. Previously Rosenblum was a senior editor at Bloomberg Businessweek, and before that a senior editor at Glamour. She began her career at New York magazine. She lives in New York City, with her husband and two sons.
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October 23, 2024
Messy but interesting! A diamond goes missing during a photoshoot, and suddenly it’s time to lock the doors and find the thief! While the mystery had some cool moments, it didn't keep me on the edge of my seat like I hoped it would
November 18, 2024
3.5★
“ ‘Where’s the Bulgari?’ A man’s groggy voice echoed in the cavernous photo studio.
‘The necklace is gone! Nellie, where is it?’ The woman sounded shrill and accusatory. ‘Did you put it somewhere? Did you ’tak‘ it? This is all your fault!’”
No, Nellie didn’t take it. She’s almost obsessively meticulous about what she does, and anyway, she was fetching someone a drink when it went missing. And why was the guard, who was supposed to be keeping an eye on it, dozing in his chair?
It’s a photo shoot for ‘ELLE’ with a glamorous star from the nineties modelling all the bright red outfits.
I enjoyed the sly reference to Taylor Swift (and may have missed many more) when Marlee is described this way.
“Marlee, a superstar of the nineties … wasn’t first choice for this shoot. Instead, she’d been called in as a backup when Lindsay Speed, the hottest singer on the planet, had pulled out last minute due to a scheduling conflict.”
Marlee’s happy to model gorgeous gowns and wear the $3 million dollar Bulgari necklace they’d borrowed for the cover shoot. There is history, as the saying goes, between some of the other people in the room, so everyone is blindly accusing everyone else, until eventually, poor Nellie, who is very much at the bottom of the pecking order, is saddled with the blame.
But she and her friend Charles, who knows she’d never steal anything, set about clearing her name. The subsequent ‘investigation’ and result make me glad I don’t work with any of these people.
No dead bodies in this part of Amazon’s #Busybodiescollection, but there was enough guilt to go around. I enjoyed this third story in the collection of six.
Thanks to #NetGalley for a copy for review. These are my reviews of the others.
My review of Staged by Elle Cosimano
My review of The Reunion Dinner by Jesse Q. Sutanto
My review of The Nosy Neighbor by Nita Prose
My review of One Lucky Subscriber by Kellye Garrett
My review of A Classic Case by Alicia Thompson
“ ‘Where’s the Bulgari?’ A man’s groggy voice echoed in the cavernous photo studio.
‘The necklace is gone! Nellie, where is it?’ The woman sounded shrill and accusatory. ‘Did you put it somewhere? Did you ’tak‘ it? This is all your fault!’”
No, Nellie didn’t take it. She’s almost obsessively meticulous about what she does, and anyway, she was fetching someone a drink when it went missing. And why was the guard, who was supposed to be keeping an eye on it, dozing in his chair?
It’s a photo shoot for ‘ELLE’ with a glamorous star from the nineties modelling all the bright red outfits.
I enjoyed the sly reference to Taylor Swift (and may have missed many more) when Marlee is described this way.
“Marlee, a superstar of the nineties … wasn’t first choice for this shoot. Instead, she’d been called in as a backup when Lindsay Speed, the hottest singer on the planet, had pulled out last minute due to a scheduling conflict.”
Marlee’s happy to model gorgeous gowns and wear the $3 million dollar Bulgari necklace they’d borrowed for the cover shoot. There is history, as the saying goes, between some of the other people in the room, so everyone is blindly accusing everyone else, until eventually, poor Nellie, who is very much at the bottom of the pecking order, is saddled with the blame.
But she and her friend Charles, who knows she’d never steal anything, set about clearing her name. The subsequent ‘investigation’ and result make me glad I don’t work with any of these people.
No dead bodies in this part of Amazon’s #Busybodiescollection, but there was enough guilt to go around. I enjoyed this third story in the collection of six.
Thanks to #NetGalley for a copy for review. These are my reviews of the others.
My review of Staged by Elle Cosimano
My review of The Reunion Dinner by Jesse Q. Sutanto
My review of The Nosy Neighbor by Nita Prose
My review of One Lucky Subscriber by Kellye Garrett
My review of A Classic Case by Alicia Thompson
October 30, 2024
the setup…
Nellie Otis is a fashion assistant at Elle, responsible for the “fashion closet” and she’s on location at their current photo shoot. After she returns from getting a drink for Marlee Price, the aging famed musician at the center of the project (she’s the replacement star for the one who fell ill), everything goes crazy as the $3 million Bulgari necklace on loan for shoot is now missing. The armed guard who minutes ago was caught snoozing is now searching frantically for the piece and sort of holding everyone hostage in the meantime. Some of the fingers are being pointed at Nellie so she’s got motivation to help find the precious piece.
the heart of the story…
There’s more here than what is on the surface. Charlotte Plepto is the new editor-in-chief who unceremoniously forced out her predecessor with wealthy Daddy’s bankroll. Pointer, the disgraced photographer, is on his first major assignment after having been accused of misbehaving with the models and he has an axe to grind. Nellie has her hands full and she’s the low woman on the proverbial totem pole and her boss, Farrah Freeze the fashion director, isn’t making it easy.
the narration…
Brittany Pressley is one of my favorite narrators and she brought the characters and story to life. And, she delivered the fun.
the bottom line…
This was more The Devil Wears Prada intrigue than mystery but it was fun. I had a sense of who was really behind the theft and got most of it right. It didn’t matter because it was the behind the scenes treachery that took center stage. 3.5 stars
Posted on Blue Mood Café
(Thanks to Brilliance Audio for my complimentary copy of the entire collection. All opinions are my own.)
Nellie Otis is a fashion assistant at Elle, responsible for the “fashion closet” and she’s on location at their current photo shoot. After she returns from getting a drink for Marlee Price, the aging famed musician at the center of the project (she’s the replacement star for the one who fell ill), everything goes crazy as the $3 million Bulgari necklace on loan for shoot is now missing. The armed guard who minutes ago was caught snoozing is now searching frantically for the piece and sort of holding everyone hostage in the meantime. Some of the fingers are being pointed at Nellie so she’s got motivation to help find the precious piece.
the heart of the story…
There’s more here than what is on the surface. Charlotte Plepto is the new editor-in-chief who unceremoniously forced out her predecessor with wealthy Daddy’s bankroll. Pointer, the disgraced photographer, is on his first major assignment after having been accused of misbehaving with the models and he has an axe to grind. Nellie has her hands full and she’s the low woman on the proverbial totem pole and her boss, Farrah Freeze the fashion director, isn’t making it easy.
the narration…
Brittany Pressley is one of my favorite narrators and she brought the characters and story to life. And, she delivered the fun.
the bottom line…
This was more The Devil Wears Prada intrigue than mystery but it was fun. I had a sense of who was really behind the theft and got most of it right. It didn’t matter because it was the behind the scenes treachery that took center stage. 3.5 stars
Posted on Blue Mood Café
(Thanks to Brilliance Audio for my complimentary copy of the entire collection. All opinions are my own.)
November 3, 2024
2.5 ⭐️
Emma Rosenblum, (author of Very Bad Company and former executive editor at Elle) sets her contribution to the Busybodies Collection at a photo shoot for Elle.
A $3 million Bulgari diamond necklace disappears during the locked photo shoot, setting up a locked room mystery where all the suspects are on set. Of course the lowly assistant is blamed, and she must solve the crime if she hopes to keep her job.
The guilty party seemed obvious and the Fashion World doesn’t really resonate with me, so it’s been my least favorite of the collection so far.
Busybodies, is described as a collection of mysteries featuring amateur gumshoes who stumble upon peculiar cases. Read or listen to each cozy story in a single sitting. AVAILABLE FREE on Amazon Prime and Kindle Unlimited.
Emma Rosenblum, (author of Very Bad Company and former executive editor at Elle) sets her contribution to the Busybodies Collection at a photo shoot for Elle.
A $3 million Bulgari diamond necklace disappears during the locked photo shoot, setting up a locked room mystery where all the suspects are on set. Of course the lowly assistant is blamed, and she must solve the crime if she hopes to keep her job.
The guilty party seemed obvious and the Fashion World doesn’t really resonate with me, so it’s been my least favorite of the collection so far.
Busybodies, is described as a collection of mysteries featuring amateur gumshoes who stumble upon peculiar cases. Read or listen to each cozy story in a single sitting. AVAILABLE FREE on Amazon Prime and Kindle Unlimited.
December 28, 2024
I am eating my words at the moment because Crime of Fashion #3 in the Amazon Originals Busybodies collection completely failed to engaged me.
A $3 million Bulgari diamond necklace disappears from a locked photo shoot and Nellie the lowly assistant is blamed. She didn’t take the necklace and therefore must find the real thief ASAP in order to avoid being fired.
No, just no. This one bored me to tears.
Even Brittany Pressley’s fantastic narration could not save this one!
2/5 stars
A $3 million Bulgari diamond necklace disappears from a locked photo shoot and Nellie the lowly assistant is blamed. She didn’t take the necklace and therefore must find the real thief ASAP in order to avoid being fired.
No, just no. This one bored me to tears.
Even Brittany Pressley’s fantastic narration could not save this one!
2/5 stars
October 20, 2024
sexual harassment plot lines do NOT belong in a book that’s only 39 pages…
and ocd isn’t just “omg everything MUST BE NEAT” … cmon
and ocd isn’t just “omg everything MUST BE NEAT” … cmon
October 17, 2024
I was bored. Also can we be very clear that OCD does not equal Type A??!!!?? It doesn't take that much research to figure that out. I was a bit bothered by it when it was first mentioned at the beginning but let it go as a popular "slang" for someone needing to be neat and orderly (even though it shouldn't be). But she kept mentioning "her OCD", like a lot, when it came to just wanting things put in an orderly manner, that is not what OCD is.
November 3, 2024
2.5 rounded up. A very average story. I couldn’t bring myself to care who had stolen the canary diamond Bulgari necklace at a prestigious magazine photo shoot. 🥱
October 29, 2024
Another fun read in this lovely collection, this time in the cutthroat world of high fashion!
October 16, 2024
Another home run of a short story in the busy bodies collection. I liked how everything came together.
Full review: Well we get a little of "The Devil Wears Prada" with "Agatha Christie" in this one. I really liked how Rosenblum sets the stage as we follow Nellie, who is a closet assistant (yeah I think I got that right) who works at Elle and is at a photo shoot when a priceless Bulgari necklace goes missing. Though the necklace is found in the new magazine's editor in chief's bag, she quickly accuses Nellie. Nellie, who does not want to be out of a job, and also has a bit of OCD (okay a lot) investigates to save her job, but also, because she likes puzzles.
The whole story is a great send-up of fashion magazines and famous shoots galore. Nellie and her bestie at work, Charles were fun and I liked how Nellie solved the case. Though the ending leaves a fly in the ointment so to speak.
Full review: Well we get a little of "The Devil Wears Prada" with "Agatha Christie" in this one. I really liked how Rosenblum sets the stage as we follow Nellie, who is a closet assistant (yeah I think I got that right) who works at Elle and is at a photo shoot when a priceless Bulgari necklace goes missing. Though the necklace is found in the new magazine's editor in chief's bag, she quickly accuses Nellie. Nellie, who does not want to be out of a job, and also has a bit of OCD (okay a lot) investigates to save her job, but also, because she likes puzzles.
The whole story is a great send-up of fashion magazines and famous shoots galore. Nellie and her bestie at work, Charles were fun and I liked how Nellie solved the case. Though the ending leaves a fly in the ointment so to speak.
November 3, 2024
This book made 40 pages feel so long. There were too many characters who were introduced but had zero personality. Within the first page the author uses OCD to describe someone who likes things to be neat and orderly and continues to use it in this manner throughout which was infuriating.
December 24, 2024
I really enjoyed this one left me wanting more and it was funny
November 16, 2024
3 Stars for Crime of Fashion (audiobook) by Emma Rosenblum read by Brittany Pressley.
Everyone’s a suspect when an expensive diamond necklace goes missing during a photo shoot. To help save her job, the assistant steps up to help figure out who took the jewelry. She has a minefield of powerful and influential people to question to get to the bottom of this mystery.
Everyone’s a suspect when an expensive diamond necklace goes missing during a photo shoot. To help save her job, the assistant steps up to help figure out who took the jewelry. She has a minefield of powerful and influential people to question to get to the bottom of this mystery.
December 8, 2024
So in the end, the criminal who got framed for stealing is actually a criminal 🧐 this story was criminal💀
October 20, 2024
Love Emma Rosenblum. She stayed so true to her writing style despite this being a short story, which I always appreciate. I feel like this story was very devil wears Prada but make it a mystery.
So cute and so good.
So cute and so good.
November 27, 2024
i just don’t think i’ll ever be able to get behind this author unfortunately
August 5, 2025
Ehhh I mean, this series is a Scooby Doo parody without the ghosts and the Mystery machine.
October 23, 2024
I want to give this negative stars. The characters suck. The writing is drab and probably has the most style / grammatical errors in the whole collection. This is a published book but reads like a Wattpad fanfiction that wasn't even beta read.
Arguably, this whole collection is the worst Amazon has put out. All of these are riddled with grammar errors, are incredidly choppy reads, and suffer from a blah sameness.
Arguably, this whole collection is the worst Amazon has put out. All of these are riddled with grammar errors, are incredidly choppy reads, and suffer from a blah sameness.
October 28, 2024
This was a very boring novella. It did not ever get exciting and I am not sure why it was written for the masses to read.
October 30, 2024
this couldn't really hold my attention ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
[2.5 stars]
[2.5 stars]
October 15, 2024
Crime of Fashion by Emma Rosenblum is short story number three of six in the Busybodies Collection where "There’s A Mystery Around Every Corner!"
This was a fun little mystery centering around a diamond necklace that goes missing from an ELLE magazine photo shoot. Fashion-closet detective and main character Nellie was a quirky underdog to root for! My one issue with this book was the many characters to quickly learn about and keep straight as the story unfolded. The ending surprised me with a little twist that left me wondering (in a good way)!
Brittany Pressley did a fantastic job narrating, creating different and believable voices for the many characters!
This series features 40-ish page/hour-ish long books, and they're just the sort of story to slip into when you've got just a bit of spare time!
Thank you NetGalley, Brilliance Publishing and Amazon Original Stories for the complimentary audio copy to read and review.
This was a fun little mystery centering around a diamond necklace that goes missing from an ELLE magazine photo shoot. Fashion-closet detective and main character Nellie was a quirky underdog to root for! My one issue with this book was the many characters to quickly learn about and keep straight as the story unfolded. The ending surprised me with a little twist that left me wondering (in a good way)!
Brittany Pressley did a fantastic job narrating, creating different and believable voices for the many characters!
This series features 40-ish page/hour-ish long books, and they're just the sort of story to slip into when you've got just a bit of spare time!
Thank you NetGalley, Brilliance Publishing and Amazon Original Stories for the complimentary audio copy to read and review.
January 22, 2025
Entertaining relationship listening 😏🤗
This kindle ebook novella is from my Kindle Unlimited account as soon
She is a rising star in the fashion industry but the first choice boughs out. She is upset and things go bad from there.
I would recommend this series and various authors to readers of family and friends relationships in the business world novels 👔🎩 2025
This kindle ebook novella is from my Kindle Unlimited account as soon
She is a rising star in the fashion industry but the first choice boughs out. She is upset and things go bad from there.
I would recommend this series and various authors to readers of family and friends relationships in the business world novels 👔🎩 2025
October 20, 2024
Number 3 in a prime audiobook short stories series.
November 21, 2024
3⭐️i love reading fiction about messy rich people.
December 8, 2024
It was fun. Predictable but fun!
December 12, 2024
hello?? what was that ending
4 stars because stealing jewelry isn't as fun as murder :)
4 stars because stealing jewelry isn't as fun as murder :)
November 8, 2024
Not my favorite, and didn't like that they left the ending open to the story being continued unless she plans to write more.
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