A cozy mystery series set in a converted luxury hotel in New York City, featuring septuagenarian fashion designer Dora Lee Griffen and her beloved Boston terrier mix, Pippa. Dora Lee lives in the penthouse of the Royal Griffen Hotel (now apartments), which her family once owned. While she plays up being a slightly befuddled elderly woman, Dora Lee is sharp as a tack and uses her keen eye for detail and decades of fashion industry connections to solve murders that hit close to home. The series blends glamorous fashion world intrigue with charming hotel apartment community dynamics.
Haute Mess
Your outfit might be hazardous to your reputation.
When rising fashion designer Ethan Kemper is found dead in the sauna of the Royal Griffen Hotel, Dora Lee Griffen can’t resist investigating. Armed with her fashion expertise, decades of industry knowledge, and trusty companion Pippa, she navigates the cutthroat world of New York fashion to uncover jealousy, rivalry, and deadly ambition. As she interviews models, designers, and fellow residents, Dora Lee discovers that in the fashion world, some people will do anything to get ahead, even if it means murder.
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All The Rage
Fashion trends are just a cover up.
Dora Lee will be making a comeback to the runway with new designs. When an influencer barges into Dora Lee’s shop demanding her custom dress but before she can try it on, drops dead at Dora Lee’s feet. Dora Lee must clear her name and find out who killed the online influencer. (Full description coming soon)
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Chic Happens
Murder tied up neatly in a bow.
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