Stark Raving Mod: A Humorous Killer Fashion Amateur Sleuth Cozy Mystery

Samantha Kidd has gotten the swing of sleuthing, but she's an absolute beginner when it comes to being a spy...

When Samantha Kidd places the winning bid on a mystery trunk from the estate of a sixties pop star, she’s over the moon—until she opens it and discovers more than mod fashions: top secret papers that suggest something more menacing than miniskirts.

Repeated attempts to steal the trunk motivate Samantha to sell it—but not until after she's removed the questionable items. But when the trunk’s new owner is found dead with the singer’s record in his hand, even Nancy Sinatra’s boots can’t make Samantha walk away. Turning the tables on mods, rockers, and bad guys galore may require a little help from her friends, but if they fail, there’s no room for an encore.

Can Samantha put a spin on the classic sixties spy story, or will the needle drop before she gets into her groove?

Stark Raving Mod is the thirteenth humorous Killer Fashion cozy mystery featuring the always effervescent amateur detective Samantha Kidd, although each book in the series can be read as a standalone. For fans of Josie Brown, Leslie Langtry, and Jana DeLeon, if you like family drama, a resourceful amateur sleuth, and mod culture, you’ll hit the bullseye with this funny mystery.

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