Newly re-released October 16, 2023! The re-edited eighth book in the popular Crime of Fashion Mystery Series. I'LL NEVER GO BACK! "Never!" D. C. fashion reporter Lacey Smithsonian swears she'll never go back to Sagebrush, Colorado. That scruffy hard-luck Western boom town is where she earned her spurs as a cub reporter. But now three young women have been murdered, their bodies found barefoot and broken. And the accused is her old boyfriend, Sagebrush rancher Cole Tucker. In her best cowboy boots (for courage), Lacey heads way out West to help Tucker's innocence. And to resolve the last of her old feelings for this man she once loved--and left. Her plan doesn't sit well with her current beau, private eye Vic Donovan, who has his own history in Sagebrush. Vic races back there in pursuit of Lacey. Her editor and a nosy fellow reporter are chasing Lacey's story. Soon many more complications are hot on her trail. Like a murderer--and even her mother . But Tucker kicks over all their plans when he abducts Lacey in a daring courthouse escape. On the run with her old flame, deep in the badlands of Western Colorado, fleeing in stolen Jeeps and on horseback, with Vic, the sheriff's posse, and a vicious killer in hot pursuit, Lacey's world turns upside down. Who can she trust? Tucker? or Vic? The law? Or her own conflicted feelings? Or nothing but her reporter's instinct for the truth? REVIEWS "In DEATH ON HEELS, Lacey Smithsonian takes us on a wild ride though mystery, danger, romance--and the wild West. Ellen Byerrum takes readers into heroine Lacey Smithsonian's past in this book and explores who Lacey was before she became a fashion reporter and top-notch amateur sleuth. Byerrum's quick wit and eccentric characters give this one an over-the-top atmosphere that will appeal to readers new and old. Fans of the series will love it and new readers will be ready to jump on the band wagon." -- Deb’s book bag "Byerrum successfully pulls off another rollicking mystery filled with an eclectic mix of colorful characters and more red herrings than you can shake a stick at!" -- BUBBLE BUBBLE BOOKS & TROUBLE "I loved the touch that Lacey was a reporter trying to track down a murderer, but could always be counted on for her fashion forward thinking as well. This was the definition of a chick lit murder mystery. If you haven’t yet picked up a Lacey Smithsonian novel, I suggest you do! I loved the touch that Lacey was a reporter trying to track down a murderer, but could always be counted on for her fashion forward thinking as well. This was the definition of a chick lit murder mystery. If you haven’t yet picked up a Lacey Smithsonian novel, I suggest you do!" Chick Lit Plus "The characters are realistic and fun-spirited, their interactions and dialogue with each other make the story so much fun to read, their antics will keep you laughing all the way through the book. I absolutely loved Lacey, she is so sassy, self-assured and feisty, one can't help but love this woman! Lacey's Fashion Bites articles were fantastic, I loved her fashion-sense mixed with her own witty style and sarcastic flair for describing the dos and don'ts for fashion forward women." -- Jersey Girl Book Reviews