Howell, Dorothy (Dorothy A.) Haley Randolph mystery.

Haley Randolph isn&#x;t exactly a model sales clerk at Holt&#x;s Department Store. But when the corporate office acquires a high-end boutique chain and extends a juicy discount to employees, the fashionista will do anything--maybe even a little hard work--to keep the part-time gig and clinch a Mystique handbag, the season&#x;s absolute must-have, at a heart-stopping price. With the extra duties she&#x;s taking on, Haley&#x;s positioning herself to be Employee of the Month. But when Haley discovers former Holt&#x;s employee Asha McLean shot dead behind the store during orientation training, it turns out there&#x;s more to die for than hot designer deals. The ensuing negative publicity could force Holt&#x;s to close its doors permanently, sinking the surrounding shopping center--and Haley&#x;s job--into oblivion. Haley can&#x;t fathom why anyone would harm Asha--until she learns that her former coworker, who secretly lived in Sherman Oaks and owned a mint BMW, was seriously shady. Upon closer inspection, Asha&#x;s duplicitous lifestyle not only earned lots of cash, but plenty of mortal enemies. As authorities question her innocence and business wanes, Haley&#x;s desperate to sack the murderer and save Holt&#x;s in time. Otherwise, instead of rocking a Mystique, Haley might end up full of holes--or worse, locked away in a very unflattering shade of orange