Book: Crime of Fashion

Author: Emma Rosenblum

Thank you NetGalley and Brilliance Publishing for an advanced audio copy.

Crime of Fashion is a short story that is part of the collection called Busybodies. 

I have read both of Rosenblum’s previous novels and she truly has a knack for writing unlikeable characters. That’s really not an insult, her stories seem to desire characters you want to hate and no one does that better than her. The only issue I have this time is it’s a short story so I feel there’s not enough time to set up why these characters suck. 

This is a quick locked room mystery about who stole a necklace. It’s a story about stealing a fashion piece but again it’s a victim of being too short and not enough was set up for me to be as invested as I would have liked. 

Short stories are an art form that is tough to master. I look forward to reading Rosenblum’s next full novel but as for short stories, I find this one a little hard to recommend on its own merits. 

Final score 3/5