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9780449007181

Fashionable Murder

Fashionable Murder
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  • ISBN-13: 9780449007181
  • ISBN: 0449007189
  • Edition: 1
  • Publication Date: 2003
  • Publisher: Random House Publishing Group

AUTHOR

Wolzien, Valerie

SUMMARY

ONE There are people who save all year long for a vacation in New York City. They can be spotted on Fifth Avenue in the summer, nervously clutching their fanny packs, convinced the guy with the nose ring will snatch their travelers checks the moment they gaze up at the glass skyscrapers. They delay buses as they ask drivers for directions to museums less than a fifteen-minute walk away. They fill the seats of long-running Broadway shows. They eat--and complain--about the overpriced hamburgers in local restaurants. They discover that hours pounding the hot pavement can cause blisters to form in even the most broken-in shoes. They buy cheap T-shirts that will shrink the first time they're washed. They have a wonderful time. Others tour the city during the holidays. They go to Radio City Music Hall and see the Christmas Spectacular. They visit the tree at Rockefeller Center along with thousands of others, watching the skaters and munching on glazed nuts bought at a corner stand. They shop for presents for family and friends at FAO Schwarz, happily paying twice what they would at the local Toys R Us back home. They take bitterly cold boat rides around Manhattan. They find it impossible to get cabs and walk the streets for hours, lost and freezing. They have a wonderful time. But this was February. The snow, which had made the city so enchanting in December, had become filthy slush overflowing clogged gutters. City dwellers who couldn't afford trips to warm beaches were either inside hard at work or striding purposefully down the sidewalks ignoring the resort clothing displayed in store windows. Panhandlers, discouraged by the cold, leaned against frozen buildings, not bothering to shake stained coffee cups with a few coins dusting the bottom. One couple, mother and son, were walking up Madison Avenue, heads butting into the wind. Josie Pigeon was miserable, her shoulders hunched, her normally cheerful face bent into a frown; her unruly long red hair had escaped from her scratchy wool scarf and flew around her shoulders. Tyler, her teenage son, striding by her side, was beaming. "Mom, this is great! I can't believe we're finally here! It's so cool!" Josie didn't agree. "This isn't cool. It's cold. And wet. Look at this!" She lifted one foot and displayed a soaking wet suede pump. "These are my best shoes!" Tyler's feet were warmly encased in heavy black Doc Marten boots--a treasured Christmas gift--and he was completely unsympathetic. "Mom! We're in New York City! Who cares about a little snow or ice? Anyway, you can always buy new shoes. Look! There's a shoe store right here!" Josie glanced toward the window he had indicated. A single shoe was displayed in a space her professional expertise judged to be at least six yards square. Hidden halogen lights caused the burnished Italian leather to gleam from pointy toe to three-inch stiletto heel. "Those shoes probably cost more than I made last month." "I didn't mean those exact shoes. You'd look really dumb in those shoes." Josie smiled. "They are pretty stupid looking, aren't they?" "No way! They're cool. But they're not . . . you know . . . for women like you." Tyler, smart enough to be on the honor roll at one of the most prestigious prep schools in the country, was also smart enough to realize that it was time to shut his mouth. "I suppose they are about as far from steel toe work boots as it is possible to get," Josie agreed, sighing and looking around at their fellow pedestrians. Many of the women wore shoes similar to those being offered for sale nearby. These women were striding down the concrete, leaping gracefully over icy puddles, long fur coats covering thin stockings and strappy high heels. As she watched, an elegant blond woman hiked a monstrous, bulgy briefcase over her shoulder, and dashed after a speedingWolzien, Valerie is the author of 'Fashionable Murder', published 2003 under ISBN 9780449007181 and ISBN 0449007189.

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