Silenced in Sequins

Former Manhattan fashion buyer Kelly Quinn is turning her grandmother's outdated consignment shop into her quaint hometown's hot spot for upscale style-until her second-hand couture makes the scene of an ice-cold crime...<p></p><p>With her bottom line looking a little threadbare Kelly is going all out to promote the Lucky Cove Resale Boutique. She's counting on Black Friday to recover her start-up expenses-including a website and an advertising blitz. But the publicity is overkill when two warring divas and one sparkly evening dress thrust Kelly and her fledgling business into a scandal she can't afford.</p><p></p><p>The gorgeous garment came to Kelly from the walk-in closets of Wendy Johnson one of reality TV's <i>Long Island Ladies</i>. When Wendy's former co-star Diana Delacourte graces a Christmas gala in the dress that was once her rival's a very public catfight ensues. But is Wendy to blame when sequin-clad Diana turns up dead? Dodging the show's ever-present cameras-and a detective's stern warnings-Kelly hunts for a killer before the powerful celebrity-suspect makes good on her threats and rips her to shreds...</p>