Raiders of the Lost Corset by Ellen Byerrum

Lacey can't wait to see France for the first time with friend Magda Rousseau, corset creator for D.C.'s wealthiest and kinkiest.

But with Amanda's beauty comes a beast in the form of a stalker with vicious intentions-and Lacey may be the only one who can stop him.

Could it be linked to the disappearance of a Washington intern or the recent Bentley boutique robbery? Lacey sets out to unravel the murderous details in a fabric of lies, greed-and (gasp!) very bad taste.Īs makeover madness sweeps the nation's capital, reporter Lacey Smithsonian interviews TV show makeover success story Amanda Manville. A reporter at heart, she manages to get all the juicy details about his past-including a long-unsolved mystery about a missing employee. And it's not long before the dapper designer himself spots Lacey in the crowd. When fashion columnist Lacey Smithsonian learns that a new fashion museum will soon grace decidedly unfashionable D.C., it's more than a good story-it's a chance to show off her vintage Hugh Bentley suit. With the help of a hunky ex-cop, Lacey must root out the truth. Lacey knew the stylist and suspects something more sinister-that the story may lie with Angie's star client, a White House staffer with a salacious website. But when Angie is found with a drastic haircut and a razor in her hand, the police assume she committed suicide. She dishes out advice to the scandal-scorched and clothing-clueless, doing her part to change this town-one fashion victim at a time.Īn up-and-coming stylist, Angie Woods had a reputation for rescuing down-and-out looks-and careers-all with a pair of scissors. If anyone should know, it's 'Crimes of Fashion' columnist Lacey Smithsonian. Home of the helmet hairdo and Congressional comb-over, Washington, D.C. In 2009, Lacey Smithsonian made the transformation to the small screen when the Lifetime Movie Network broadcast two movies, “Killer Hair” and “Hostile Makeover,” on consecutive weeks based on Byerrum’s novels of the same title as part of a series of murder mysteries.Ī Colorado native, Ellen Byerrum lives in Virginia with her husband. Ellen and her fictional creation Lacey Smithsonian share a love for vintage clothes, a balcony overlooking the Potomac River, and a humorous viewpoint on life, love, mystery, fashion, and the wild and wacky world of the Capital.

Overview: Ellen Byerrum is a journalist in Washington D.C., a produced and published playwright, and she holds a Virginia private investigator's registration.

Raiders of the Lost Corset by Ellen Byerrum