EW's GRADE
C

Details Release Date: Jun 27, 2006; Writer: Tracey Enright; Genre: Fiction; Publisher: St. Martin's Minotaur

The titular fashionista uses Daddy's connections to land her unlikely dream job: assisting a gritty L.A. PI.

Source of Angst
Her new boss doesn't take her or her Armani suits seriously, and her hunky neighbor remains aloof.

Fashion Mishap
When Claire wears a red Prada tracksuit to visit a murdered girl's mother — on the bad side of town. ''I suddenly regretted the strand of pearls around my neck.''

Lowdown
The real crime here is Enright's broad stereotyping.

Originally posted Jul 14, 2006 Published in issue #887 Jul 21, 2006 Order article reprints

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