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    Pillow Stalk

    Written by Diane Vallere

    Narrated by Susie Berneis

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    About this audiobook

    Interior Decorator Madison Night might look like a throwback to the sixties, but as business owner and landlord, she proves that independent women can have it all. When a killer targets women dressed in her signature style-estate sale vintage to play up her resemblance to fave actress Doris Day-what makes her unique might make her dead. The local detective connects the new crime to a twenty-year old cold case, and Madison's long-trusted contractor emerges as the leading suspect. As the body count piles up, Madison uncovers a Soviet spy, a campaign to destroy all Doris Day movies, and six minutes of film that will change her life forever.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDreamscape Media Audio
    Release dateJan 3, 2017
    ISBN9781520063591
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    Diane Vallere

    Diane Vallere is a fashion-industry veteran with a taste for murder. She writes several series, including the Style & Error Mysteries, the Madison Night Mysteries, the Costume Shop Cozy Mysteries, the Material Witness Mysteries, and the Outer Space Mysteries. She started her own detective agency at the age of ten, and she has maintained a passion for shoes, clues, and clothes ever since.

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    • 4/5
      My Review:PILLOW STALK (A Mad for Mod Mystery #1) by Diane Vallere 4 STARS I saw Pillow stalk a long time ago. I liked Doris Day but not like Interior Decorator Madison Night character. Their are lots of references to Doris Day is this book. I probably only picked up a few of them. Like her dog is Rocky, handyman Hudson. Plus she dresses like Doris Day's movie characters, decorates like the scenes in the films. Madison even shares a birthday with Doris Day. It brought up good memories. This is a cozy mystery with fun attitude thrown in the mix. It has lots of drama, suspense and comedy thrown in. It brings a lot of smiles as I read it. Madison finds a dead body under her car. Pamela is wearing Madison's robe she was getting in her trunk to borrow something. They look a lot a like too. Madison has a daily routine. She swims daily, works at building up her business. She also volunteers at a old theater. She wants to put together a Doris Day marathon when another event is cancelled. Richard is the manger and he hates Doris Day films and says no. So Madison is trying to gather support for her film marathon. The detective Lt. Tex Allen is a playboy. He hides a lot of things. He is always showing up around Madison. He really believes that Hudson is the guilty person. Madison's handyman is Hudson James. At first I really liked him. He turns up as a suspect pretty earlier. Madison is sure he could not be the killer. Hudson is good at repairing items. Madison even wanted to make him a partner in her business. The book leaves you wanting to read the next Mad for Mod Mystery, That Touch of Ink. I can see me reading it real soon. I was entertained reading Pillow Stalk. I do want to watch some Doris Day movies now though. I was given this ebook to read and asked to give honest review of it in return from Netgalley.
    • 5/5
      I love Doris Day, I love mysteries and I love romance. Roll it all together and you have a winning combination. A joy to read, fun and fast paced, good story and well written. A very enjoyable series.
    • 5/5
      I came at this series backward, beginning with the fourth (and to date the current book) The Decorator Who Knew Too Much. I loved that book so much that I gathered up the first three to read them, too. After reading this first book, my enthusiasm for this series has only increased. The covers and the talk of Doris Day make this series sound much cuter than it is. Yes, there is charm to be found in the pages, but Diane Vallere's Madison Night series has unexpected depth and an edge to it that really appeals.I like the main character-- and not just because we both have bum knees. Madison is in her late forties. She's independent and intelligent. This woman also has a very strong sense of empathy. When her contractor Hudson James becomes Suspect #1, she puts herself in his shoes to try to understand his behavior. And-- although she doesn't like the police detective at all-- when she learns something surprising about Tex Allen, she does the same thing... puts herself in his shoes to understand him better. I like this facet of her personality.Animal lovers should know that dogs and cats are well-represented as they should be since Doris Day has always been an animal rights activist. Madison's Shih Tzu puppy, Rocky, never met a lamp he didn't like. To pieces. And I have no fondness at all for Hudson's cat Mortiboy-- but that's just me. This series is giving me an even greater appreciation of Doris Day, and the double-pronged "hooks" of the actress and Madison's mid-century modern decorating business blend into the story very, very well. How about Pillow Stalk's story? It's not often that a mystery stuns me, but this one had me gasping and thinking, "Whoa! I didn't see that coming!" (And not once, but twice.)The only thing that didn't sit well with me was the ending. I thought it strained credulity a bit, but I did really like the fact that the "bad guy" was hiding in plain sight. Diane Vallere's Madison Night series has, within the space of two books, become one of my favorites. I'm wanting to speed through the remaining two books, but I will pace myself. Honest!
    • 4/5
      After leaving the Poconos and East Coast after a bad break-up, Madison Night heads to Dallas to start fresh. She soon has her interior design firm, Mad for Mod, up and running, the market full of mid-century ranches to re-do and lots of Sixties kitsch to purchase as people downsize or die. Madison's other love is Doris Day and she volunteers at a local theater, dresses in those vintage styles and tries to channel Doris' whimsy when necessary. A murder of a friend and local relator, Pamela, while wearing Madison's robe (and possibly suffocated by a pillow from her trunk) lead Madison to sleuthing to help clear her handyman Hudson while not alienating Lt. Tex Allen of the police force. I'm glad I hung in for the whole story, the twists definitely kept me guessing and look forward to reading more about Madison in what I hope is a new series.
    • 3/5
      I'm a fan of Doris Day, as is the heroine of this novel, Madison. She runs a vintage designer / home decorator shop, based on the mid-century era of 1950's to 1960's. I chuckled at the character names, taken from Day's movies. If you're looking for a fun cozy read with some romantic interest, you might enjoy Pillow Stalk.