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A Killing in Costumes

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I absolutely love Old Hollywood and this one? An Old Hollywood cozy mystery, I was pretty excited to read it! I enjoyed the story of a married couple who divorced because they realized they both realized they were gay. I liked how the LGBTQ community is positively portrayed in this book.


I enjoyed the selling of movie props and the reference to Chopping Mall. All of this set made for a fun mystery!

A special thanks to NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for this audio-ARC!!

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I’m torn on how to rate this book because while I didn’t really like it, I can see how others would. My biggest issue is not being able to connect with the characters. I found Cindy overbearing and annoying. Jay is a little better but not by much. There was also so much description about the Hollywood treasures they have amassed, which was interesting but I found it overdone. The story moved very slowly and finally picked up at about 70% where it hit its stride and I became more invested. All in all, it’s probably growing pains. I will probably read the next one to see how it progresses.

Narration was well done, no issues

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What a great start to a new cozy series!!!! Zac really hit kicked it off with a bang! I adored Jay and Cindy and there backstory and where they are now! Let’s be real tho… the movie memorabilia theme had my heart. For fans of feeling nostalgia this is for you. Such a great setting for a cozy I never knew I needed until now! I’m looking forward to more adventure/shenanigans with Cindy and Jay as well as more touch points on Hollywood collectibles

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Loved this cozy mystery! I love that both the hero and heroine are gay. I love that they are older. I love the charming kitsch of the Hollywood resale store. The mystery kept me guessing and was so fun. I would recommend this to any mystery fan. Also I thought the narrators did a great job. I usually don't like double narrator audiobooks but this one worked.

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Fabulous!
This was such a great start to a cozy mystery series! I loved the Hollywood history that was mentioned throughout - I could really picture the pieces mentioned! The writing was really fast paced and I could picture the characters like I was watching a movie. Excited to see what Zac Bissonnette writes next!

Thank you to NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for the advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.

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