Seventh Avenue Murder

Peg Goodenough #2

by Liza Bennett

DESIGNS TO DIE FOR

When the head of a leading women's clothing manufacturer hangs herself with material from the new hosiery line, people will talk. Especially advertising people. Especially when the dead woman was about to cancel a huge deal from which many of them would profit.

As creative director for Merriweather Sportswear's new campaign, I'd known Berry Merriweather three months. I liked her. And I was certain of one thing. She did not commit suicide. She was murdered.

Between Berry's tall supermodel brother, my romance with a New York detective and now a second body, murder is this season's runway hit.

221 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1990

Reviews

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ad agency creative director Peg Goodenough finds common ground with Merriweather sportswear's charismatic founder Berry. When Berry kills herself, Peg has doubts, but the sale of Berry's company to a larger firm is important for the ad agency, and soon Peg finds herself being nursemaid for Berry's too-beautiful sister-in-law and sullen, teenaged niece. Another death knocks Peg for a loop, especially since she gets no support from her policeman-boyfriend.

[Karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not a scintillating read but still created some suspense. I think this book is part of a series, so maybe I would have been more sympathetic to the heroine, Peg Goodenough (really??), who seemed to go from strong-minded to pathetically emotional somewhat willy-nilly, had I read the previous books.