The Killer Wore Leather, by Laura Antoniou
Laura Antoniou is the author of the top-notch Marketplace series. With The Killer Wore Leather, she's branched out into mystery-erotica, and--humor. And this book is hilarious--not a compliment I dole out easily. Antoniou writes a tight little mystery with all the gratification of a jigsaw puzzle. She peoples it with an S/M community that she skewers with all the love and familiarity of a close family member.
In a Midtown Manhattan hotel, the year's biggest leather contest is under way. The reigning king is murdered, but he’s made a lot of enemies, and they’re all in one hotel for the duration of the contest. Our heroine, Detective Rebecca Feldblum must find the killer before the new king is crowned.
What if Raymond Chandler was more explicit with his implied S/M? What if Agatha Christie's Miss Marple was a demanding bottom? (“That’s SLAVE Marple to you!”) What if Chandler and Christie wrote their books with the humor of Steve Martin? We don’t have to wonder “what if?” we only need to listen to this book.
Narrated by Lauren Fortgang. She gives a witty performance and truly has a gift for dialogue.
--Willow Pennell
