"Makeup artist James "Jem" Richard might honestly believe that Marignyt Orloff is committing crimes against fashion with her ill-fitting couture gowns, but that doesn't mean he wanted to kill her. It turns out, however, that someone else did want Marigny dead. This becomes evident when Jem discovers Marigny's body the day after her latest runway show, which featured drag queen models styled by Jem, who was also pressed into service as a last minute model. Now, in between remembering snatches of conversations he overheard at the fashion show and suddenly becoming the target of Marigny's killer, Jem has no choice but to do some investigating of his own, unle3ss he wants his next death drop to be permanent. Personal dramas play out among the engaging cast of characters concocted by award-winning Herren. Readers who enjoy crime fiction with a vividly evoked setting and an entertaining story frame will find this series launch to be the perfect literary lagniappe."--Library Journal on Herren's previous Killer Queen mystery "Death Drop

"With smart, tart writing and a pearl-clutching climax, Lambda Literary Award winner Greg Herren launches the sparkling new Killer Queen Mystery series from Golden Notebook Press. If you like your mysteries served up with a dollop of drama (queen) and on helluva twist (lime, with a tequila chaser)--Death Drop is the book for you!"--Wendy Cross Staub, New York Times bestselling author, on Herren's previous Killer Queen mystery "Death Drop"