Party Girls Die in Pearls
An Oxford Girl Mystery
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Description de l’éditeur
“A rollicking murder mystery. . . . a wildly entertaining romp. . . . Laugh? I died.”—Vogue
The New York Times bestselling author of Bergdorf Blondes takes us back to the decadent 1980s in this comic murder mystery set in the tony world of Oxford University.
It’s 1985, and at Oxford University, Pimm’s, punting, and ball gowns are de rigeur. Ursula Flowerbutton, a studious country girl, arrives for her first term anticipating nothing more sinister than days spent poring over history books in gilded libraries—and, if she’s lucky, an invitation to a ball.
But when she discovers a glamorous classmate on a chaise longue with her throat cut, Ursula is catapulted into a murder investigation.
Determined to bag her first scoop for the famous student newspaper Cherwell, Ursula enlists the help of trend-setting American exchange student Nancy Feingold to unravel the case. While navigating a whirl of black-tie parties and secret dining societies, the girls discover a surfeit of suspects. From broken-hearted boyfriends to snobby Sloane Rangers, lovelorn librarians to dishy dons, none can be presumed innocent—and Ursula’s investigations mean that she may be next on the murderer’s list.
Clueless meets Agatha Christie in this wickedly funny tale of high society and low morals, the first book in Plum Sykes’ irresistible new series.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Fortune favors Ursula Flowerbutton, the spunky "fresher" (first-year student) and aspiring reporter who stars in this frothy series launch set at Oxford University in 1985 from bestseller Sykes (Bergdorf Blondes). The orphan from Gloucestershire become instant besties with American gardening tools scion Nancy Feingold thereby gaining entr e to the most exclusive soir es, as well as borrowing rights to a bottomless stash of Dynasty-worthy regalia. But then she discovers, on the morning of her first tutorial, the white satin swathed corpse of one of the campus's It Girls, putting her instantly on the journalistic fast track. Ursula's subsequent sleuthing pulls her and the title-besotted Nancy, whose expressed goal is "minoring in Earl-Catching," below the fictional Christminster College's glossy surface, into the depths where greed, lust, and ambition roil. Though Sykes's plotting proves serviceable enough, it's her fizzy cocktail of satire and style that will leave readers thirsty for another round. Author tour.
