Party Girls Die in Pearls

<p><strong>A rollicking murder mystery. . . . a wildly entertaining romp. . . . Laugh? I <em>died.</em>--<em>Vogue</em></strong></p><p><strong>The <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author of <em>Bergdorf Blondes</em> takes us back to the decadent 1980s in this comic murder mystery set in the tony world of Oxford University.</strong></p><p>It's 1985 and at Oxford University Pimm's punting and ball gowns are de rigeur. Ursula Flowerbutton a studious country girl arrives for her first term anticipating nothing more sinister than days spent poring over history books in gilded libraries--and if she's lucky an invitation to a ball.</p><p>But when she discovers a glamorous classmate on a chaise longue with her throat cut Ursula is catapulted into a murder investigation.</p><p>Determined to bag her first scoop for the famous student newspaper <em>Cherwell</em> Ursula enlists the help of trend-setting American exchange student Nancy Feingold to unravel the case. While navigating a whirl of black-tie parties and secret dining societies the girls discover a surfeit of suspects. From broken-hearted boyfriends to snobby Sloane Rangers lovelorn librarians to dishy dons none can be presumed innocent--and Ursula's investigations mean that she may be next on the murderer's list.</p><p><em>Clueless</em> meets Agatha Christie in this wickedly funny tale of high society and low morals the first book in Plum Sykes' irresistible new series.</p>