A Blush With Death (Bath and Body Mysteries) | India Ink

A Blush With Death (Bath and Body Mysteries) | India Ink | Will they love Venus Envy?

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A Blush With Death...

	A Blush With Death (Bath and Body Mysteries) India Ink Berkley, 2006 - 288 pages average customer review:based on 10 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

The series that pampers readers-Includes beauty and spa tips!

When a pushy saleswoman at a rival boutique winds up dead, Persia Vanderbilt of Venus Envy steps out from behind the counter to find the killer.

Roses, Body Lotions, Heavenly Fragrances, Comfort

Persia and her aunt own and operate a bath and body shop, Venus Envy. The shop is an honest business and uses only good-quality ingredients. They even have a huge rose garden so that they can use fresh roses in some of the products that they make. Their shop seems like paradise!

Persia and her aunt are the coolest people I've ever known! Not only are they honest people, but Persia is positive and confident and works out and she can occasionally indulge in foods she otherwise couldn't. Her wonderful aunt raised her, and she is an extension of her aunt. And in addition to all that, Persia (like me) has a very strong sense of smell, and a side effect to that is a strong sense of taste.

Now on with the story line: It appears that a competitor cosmetic and fragrance company is trying to put Venus Envy (and other fragrance companies) out of business. Horrible things are happening at Venus Envy. I won't tell you exactly what is happening, because I don't want to ruin the book for you. But it does appear that someone is trying to wreck the company.

Persia and her aunt are determined to find out who is doing this, and to find substantial proof of who their enemies are. They go to great measures to find out.

I cannot sing enough praise for this incredible, wonderful book. It is positive; Persia and her aunt deeply and truly love each other; the book is sensual and comforting; and I can almost smell the roses.

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Will they love Venus Envy?

Persia and Aunt Florence are struggling to keep Venus Envy open. Why? Bebe Wilcox has opened her own boutique and is hell bent on putting everyone else out of business. She and her workers stop at nothing. They steal and sabotage without so much as a second thought.

Then one of Bebe's pushy saleswomen ends up dead. The "game" has advanced to a new level.

In an attempt to save Venus Envy, Persia and her aunt stage a public falling out. Persia applies at Bebe's Boutique and is hired. Can she snoop around without getting caught? Can she find the stolen goods and enough evidence to put Bebe away and close down her shop for good? Can she do all this before the killer finds out and comes after her?

I like Persia. She is a fun character and very well constructed by the author. She is three-dimensional and her friends and aunt are terrific as well. I love the small-town feel of this book. The boutique is a great setting for the story. The feud between the two boutiques is very believable and there are plenty of twists and turns in the plot to keep you guessing. I highly recommend this book.

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Good Series

I enjoyed the first installment of this series, and the second one didn't disappoint. Persia is a good lead character, and the supporting characters are interesting and fun as well.

The only problem I had was that I was a bit let-down by the ending...I thought it was very predictable and easy to figure out.

Looking forward to the next installment.

An enjoyable read

Persia is one tough lady and almost seems to good to be true. But, she does have flaws. Her knowledge of computers is about nil and when facing down the barrel of a gun she is no superwoman. Her flaws make her human and thus a likable character. I look forward to spending more time with this character in the next book.

The mystery was okay, the killer wasn't revealed until the end. However, I would have liked to have had more clues sprinkled throughout the story. Simply being surprised by who the killer is is one thing. Having clues and still being surprised makes for a great mystery.

Also, more details about why the roses were damaged would have been nice. Yes, it was an act of sabotage, but who exactly was the one to carry out the sabotage? I can't picture any of the characters in the book sneaking around in the middle of night with bags of chemicals. Also why were only the roses damaged? Other flowers and herbs are just as important to the products that Persia develops.

All in all the book was enjoyable but like Persia has some flaws.

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