The Celebutantes: To the Penthouse
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Publisher Description
IT’S SUMMER IN the city for Madison, Park, and Lexington Hamilton. Only, these triplet heiresses have more on their plate than hot-tubbing and the Hamptons. The Royal Crown Society of America is one of the most exclusive private clubs in the country and the triplets have secured membership.
Even more exciting is that pop-art It girl Tallulah Kayson will unveil her newest masterpiece at their very own inaugural luncheon. But when they run into Tallulah’s mysterious boyfriend, Elijah Traymore, hitting on their friend Coco McCaid, something doesn’t feel right. And when Elijah plunges to his death from the hotel penthouse, that feeling is confirmed.
Elijah was pushed, and judging from the limited edition pink cell phone found at the scene of the crime, Coco McCaid needs a very good lawyer.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
This fun kick-off to Pagliarulo's (A Different Kind of Heat) Celebutantes series successfully mixes humor and suspense. Triplet New York City heiresses-Madison, Park and Lexington Hamilton-are at a gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art when they stumble upon the murdered body of controversial magazine editor, Zahara Bell. The sisters find themselves suspects, along with two of their beaus (one of whom is an actor with a dark secret, the other, the son of their family's rival). To clear their names, the Hamilton sisters must balance serious detective work with some clever PR maneuvering. Additionally, they must escape the killer, who is sending them threatening messages, and recover a diamond, stolen from Bell's neck. Proving that "together, they were a force not even a killer could stop," the triplets break into the editor's house, steal a taxi and, after discovering that Bell was about to publish a scandalous article about their family, deflect attention by launching Lex's fashion line. But they never lose their sense of style along the way (when the killer text messages the girls: "Go to the police and you die in fleece," designer Lex shrieks "This killer is a sick puppy!") The mystery takes a little while to unravel and it does so in familiar fashion, but there are enough twists and clever touches to keep readers engaged. Ages 14-up.
