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Cold Dresses Kindle Edition

by D.M. Pelletier (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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SOME DRESSES SHOULD NEVER BE TOUCHED.

For years they have haunted Chloe Westfield: ghostly visions in silk, restless whispers she tries to forget and put behind her. But the girl in the teal dress is different. Her tragic fate pulls Chloe back to idyllic Heavendale, a picturesque lakeside town where her estranged mother is now dedicated to dressmaking. It seems that many women are employed as dressmakers in her tiny hometown. Yet behind the innocent façade lies a much darker purpose – something sinister rooted in the women’s enigmatic leader.

As secrets from the past resurface, Chloe finds herself with only one choice: solve the mystery behind the teal dress before she becomes its next victim . . .

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0CPVZW4LQ
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (January 11, 2024)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 11, 2024
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 299 pages
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    David Pelletier was born in France, the son of an Irish-Catalan mother and a French father with Canadian roots. Now living in Watford with his British partner, he sometimes sees himself as an “international bastard”.

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4.5 out of 5 stars
4.5 out of 5
33 global ratings
Creepy vibes, built up suspense, and the perfect amount of paranormal!
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Creepy vibes, built up suspense, and the perfect amount of paranormal!
Can I just give a HUGE thank you to the author, David, for being so friendly, nice, and getting this ebook to me! I have been waiting to get my hands on this one for months! You truly are amazing, and thank you!Also, a huge thank you to @hurnpublications as well! Thank you for my gifted book 💗 I love being part of your Hurn Pub book reviewer program!This book truly did not disappoint! After waiting to read it and building up the anticipation it definitely lived up to all my expectations! I am blown away that this is a debut book from the author! David-you are truly talented!This book is a mix of mystery, thriller, suspense, with a little bit of paranormal sprinkled in. I love the small town setting, the well developed characters, creepy vibes, and all the twists and turns.While turning the pages, I kept thinking I knew the answers, and then BAM it would throw me a curve ball again and again. It is such a unique storyline, unlike anything I have read before!The author did a superb job with developing such a unique, intriguing plot centered around fashion and dressmaking, which adds to the mystery and suspense.I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading mystery, thrillers, suspense, and paranormal books! You will not be disappointed!
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Gil Saunders
5.0 out of 5 stars Thrilling & chilling with a surprise ending!
Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2021
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I thought this was a wonderful first novel. It started out nice and slow giving the author time to introduce the main character and set the scene. The further I read, the more engaging and interesting it became. About halfway thru I couldn't put the book down and had to finish it ASAP. It transported me to another place, which is exactly what good writing is supposed to do. I'm still reeling in shock over the twist ending!
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Carrie
5.0 out of 5 stars Paranormal thriller
Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2021
𝙄’𝙙 𝙨𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙢𝙮 𝙛𝙖𝙞𝙧 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙜𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙨, 𝙚𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙩𝙤 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙚𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝, 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮’𝙡𝙡 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙜𝙤 𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙮; 𝙨𝙡𝙞𝙥 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙞𝙣𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙.

I am blown away by this debut! Part mystery, part thriller, and part paranormal (which is so hard to do well) COLD DRESSES on the surface is the story of Chloe, a costume assistant whose ghostly visions are triggered by touching certain dresses or fabrics.

But this story is so much more. Chloe is still reeling from the death of her fiance, his cruelty only known to her and not to those who mourned him. After a particularly disturbing vision involving a teal dress, Chloe goes back home to her estranged mother, a difficult woman who has now dedicated herself to dressmaking. Curiously, many women in this small town are dressmakers, and Chloe finds a disturbing link between the town and a package she received that led her back to this place.

The storyline was compelling, the writing descriptive and tense, and I just can't recommend it enough!
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Carrie
5.0 out of 5 stars Paranormal thriller
Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2021
𝙄’𝙙 𝙨𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙢𝙮 𝙛𝙖𝙞𝙧 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙜𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙨, 𝙚𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙩𝙤 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙚𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝, 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮’𝙡𝙡 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙜𝙤 𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙮; 𝙨𝙡𝙞𝙥 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙞𝙣𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙.

I am blown away by this debut! Part mystery, part thriller, and part paranormal (which is so hard to do well) COLD DRESSES on the surface is the story of Chloe, a costume assistant whose ghostly visions are triggered by touching certain dresses or fabrics.

But this story is so much more. Chloe is still reeling from the death of her fiance, his cruelty only known to her and not to those who mourned him. After a particularly disturbing vision involving a teal dress, Chloe goes back home to her estranged mother, a difficult woman who has now dedicated herself to dressmaking. Curiously, many women in this small town are dressmakers, and Chloe finds a disturbing link between the town and a package she received that led her back to this place.

The storyline was compelling, the writing descriptive and tense, and I just can't recommend it enough!
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Melanie
4.0 out of 5 stars Creepy vibes, built up suspense, and the perfect amount of paranormal!
Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2021
Can I just give a HUGE thank you to the author, David, for being so friendly, nice, and getting this ebook to me! I have been waiting to get my hands on this one for months! You truly are amazing, and thank you!

Also, a huge thank you to @hurnpublications as well! Thank you for my gifted book 💗 I love being part of your Hurn Pub book reviewer program!

This book truly did not disappoint! After waiting to read it and building up the anticipation it definitely lived up to all my expectations! I am blown away that this is a debut book from the author! David-you are truly talented!

This book is a mix of mystery, thriller, suspense, with a little bit of paranormal sprinkled in. I love the small town setting, the well developed characters, creepy vibes, and all the twists and turns.

While turning the pages, I kept thinking I knew the answers, and then BAM it would throw me a curve ball again and again. It is such a unique storyline, unlike anything I have read before!

The author did a superb job with developing such a unique, intriguing plot centered around fashion and dressmaking, which adds to the mystery and suspense.

I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading mystery, thrillers, suspense, and paranormal books! You will not be disappointed!
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Melanie
4.0 out of 5 stars Creepy vibes, built up suspense, and the perfect amount of paranormal!
Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2021
Can I just give a HUGE thank you to the author, David, for being so friendly, nice, and getting this ebook to me! I have been waiting to get my hands on this one for months! You truly are amazing, and thank you!

Also, a huge thank you to @hurnpublications as well! Thank you for my gifted book 💗 I love being part of your Hurn Pub book reviewer program!

This book truly did not disappoint! After waiting to read it and building up the anticipation it definitely lived up to all my expectations! I am blown away that this is a debut book from the author! David-you are truly talented!

This book is a mix of mystery, thriller, suspense, with a little bit of paranormal sprinkled in. I love the small town setting, the well developed characters, creepy vibes, and all the twists and turns.

While turning the pages, I kept thinking I knew the answers, and then BAM it would throw me a curve ball again and again. It is such a unique storyline, unlike anything I have read before!

The author did a superb job with developing such a unique, intriguing plot centered around fashion and dressmaking, which adds to the mystery and suspense.

I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading mystery, thrillers, suspense, and paranormal books! You will not be disappointed!
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Siesta1422
3.0 out of 5 stars Not enough supernatural to go with the suspense
Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2021
3.5 stars!
I really liked the premise of this book and it started out living up to my hopes for it - I love a bit of supernatural thriller. Unfortunately it wasn’t sustained through to the end.
Chloe has inherited the gift of being able to experience the actual history of vintage silk dresses just by touching the fabric. It is this gift that draws her back to Heatherdale in the English Lake District, where she spent her teenage years with her widowed mother. As well as being one of the last garment factories to close in the region, Heatherdale is also the setting of the death, the previous year, of Matthew, Cloe’s fiancee. A beautiful, ghostly teal-blue, vintage dress haunts Chloe’s thoughts and hints at more to Richard’s death than it being an accident. As Chloe investigates, she becomes entangled in the viscious web of gossip, lies, and character assasinations that swirl around Heatherdale. The focus of Chloe’s attention falls on her mother and her tight-knit group of female friends, and the mysterious organization they are members of called Scissor Sisters.
There is a lot going on in this book as well as the supernatural and crime mystery pieces, including domestic abuse, eating disorders, corruption, and nationalist propaganda. Sadly the supernatural element faded from the story by about halfway in. The investigative side took over, with plenty of suspects, clues and red herrings. Unfortunately, with the advent of private investigator Josh into the mix, it veered into pantomime territory.
If it had retained more of the supernatural, and made the investigative piece sharper and darker, this would have got more stars from me.
I received an ARC of this book for free through BookSirens. I am leaving my honest review voluntarily.
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Ann Davis
5.0 out of 5 stars All kinds of fashionable.
Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2021
What a captivating story! The premise is very unique and quickly drew me in. And not just because teal is my signature color (: So many red herrings — who are all baddies in their own way. It’s a wonder Chloe isn’t *more* damaged. The ending took me by surprise and was quite satisfying. What plots — from both Scissor Sister and this promising debut author! I would be happy to read more about Chloe, her ghosts, and her “detective”. I received a complimentary copy of this book to review; all opinions my own.
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Kelly Pfister
5.0 out of 5 stars Cold Dresses
Reviewed in the United States on August 14, 2021
I enjoyed reading Cold Dresses. This is a well-written mystery/thriller. I enjoyed the setting and the characters. I will definitely be looking for more books by this author.

I received a copy of this book via Vorcious Readers Only.
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Beryl Rowe
5.0 out of 5 stars Very hard to put down!
Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2021
Very hard to put down! Shows what some people can make others do. Abuse comes in all forms and changes people drastically. Also touches on how easy it is to lead people to a frenzy by rhetoric in fear. I also had empathy for Chloe and root for her to get better! Well written

I received a review copy for free and am leaving this review voluntarily
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Jason Swan
5.0 out of 5 stars Intriguing premise for a mystery thriller
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 31, 2021
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This is a great read, surprisingly good for a debut novel, and a very interesting premise for a mystery thriller. The heroine Chloe has the ability (or is it a curse?) to see into the lives of those who've worn the fabrics she touches, so when she receives a dress pattern and fabric swatch by her dead fiancé (how is that possible?) showing a vision of a woman she does not know, it draws her back to her hometown and to a life she has been trying to put behind her since her fiancé died.
The book carries you along at a very quick pace through a multi-layered murder mystery. Chloe is incredibly well developed, giving insight into the damage an abusive relationship can leave behind when it is over, and how one can be conditioned to fall into such relationships by family dynamics, which is all expertly interwoven into Chloe's need to help the wearer of the dress she saw in her vision.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book, and highly recommend it!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Complex characters
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 21, 2021
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As well as being a suspenseful page-turner until the end, the storyline of Cold Dresses is further enriched by a cast of complex characters- from protagonist Chloe to the peripheral characters-all of whom have individual quirks and vulnerabilities. The use of fabric and texture play a large part in building the plot, and ultimately unraveling the mystery. An impressive debut novel, I look very forward to the next one.
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Maryrose D'Angelo
5.0 out of 5 stars Original mystery novel on the haunted,eerie quality of clothes
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 22, 2021
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David Pelletier's debut mystery novel is quite impressive, as it keeps the reader constantly engaged on the unfolding narrative full of twists and turns, while empathising with protagonist Chloe, her conflicts with an ambivalent
" smothering" mother and her drivennes to expose the web of lies surrounding a close-knit club of ladies dressmakers, linked to a suspicious fashion enterprise set in the Lake District. The author's unique style is equally sober, allusive and captivating without becoming too flowery or verbose, his language devices,rich in imagery and overshadowings, invite the reader to guess and discover the quirks, foibles and dark side of the central characters with humour and entertainment.
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5.0 out of 5 stars mesmerising
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 16, 2021
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reading this book is very pleasant- the plot is intriguing from the beginning ,taking the reader into the emotions of all the characters-guiding into a small "village " reality which seems very easy and straightforward in its "bourgeoise" way ,but which actually hides some pretty twisted mentality-beautifully written -it's that kind of book you're sorry to have to put it back on your bedside table,knowing,though,that you'll be looking forward to pick it up again-i'll read more from this author.
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A Gothic Writer's reading nook
5.0 out of 5 stars A thrilling debut novel that sends gothic chills down your spine
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 28, 2024
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COLD DRESSES by D.M. Pelletier is an exceptional debut novel. It's a clever, distinctive mystery thriller with a gothic touch that sends chills.

The story revolves around Chloe Westfield, haunted by her past and another haunting presence, who returns to her hometown, the idyllic lakeside town of Heavendale. Many townswomen, including Chloe's mother, are employed by an elusive and mysterious dressmaker. However, behind this seemingly innocent façade lies something dark and dangerous. Chloe soon realises that some dresses are not meant to be touched.

Although this tale is set in a modern town, it has a timeless quality. With vivid descriptions of fashion and design, it also depicts the competitive side of the industry, making it a unique read. Don't be fooled; the story has a severe thriller edge that brilliantly unfolds until the end.
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A Gothic Writer's reading nook
5.0 out of 5 stars A thrilling debut novel that sends gothic chills down your spine
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 28, 2024
COLD DRESSES by D.M. Pelletier is an exceptional debut novel. It's a clever, distinctive mystery thriller with a gothic touch that sends chills.

The story revolves around Chloe Westfield, haunted by her past and another haunting presence, who returns to her hometown, the idyllic lakeside town of Heavendale. Many townswomen, including Chloe's mother, are employed by an elusive and mysterious dressmaker. However, behind this seemingly innocent façade lies something dark and dangerous. Chloe soon realises that some dresses are not meant to be touched.

Although this tale is set in a modern town, it has a timeless quality. With vivid descriptions of fashion and design, it also depicts the competitive side of the industry, making it a unique read. Don't be fooled; the story has a severe thriller edge that brilliantly unfolds until the end.
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