It's A Mod, Mod, Mod, Mod Murder is the first in the Murder A-Go-Go series by Rosemary Martin (pen name for Rosemary Stevens). It has dropped to $0.99 right now as a US Kindle Countdown deal, good for about 5 1/2 more days.
Stevens wrote a number of Regency romances in the 1990s, then she crossed over and wrote four historical mysteries, also set in the Regency period, featuring Beau Brummel as the protagonist. And then she really switched gears and wrote three mysteries featuring Bebe Bennett, an executive secretary in the 1960s. I've read all of the mysteries, which are quite cozy but fun, and a couple of the romances, which I also liked. All of Stevens' mysteries were on sale in one big batch a few years ago, so check carefully before you buy.
Kindle US:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003Z4KB4S
Kindle US/Smile:
https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B003Z4KB4S
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By ROSEMARY STEVENS, Winner of the Agatha Award and Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award!
In the era of MAD MEN, there's a lighter side to NYC, one with go-go boots, miniskirts, and murder!
Series description: Wow! Here am I, Bebe Bennett, in New York City in 1964, with my very own apartment, my fun-loving roommate, Darlene--she's a stewardess--and the coolest job a girl could want as a secretary to my dreamy boss, Bradley...I mean, Mr. Williams, vice president of talent for Rip City Records. Checkered cabs, the Peppermint Lounge, London fashions- I want to try it all!
Book One: Now that the Beatles are topping the charts, Bebe's boss has signed up the British group Philip Royal and the Beefeaters for his record label. But when Bebe and Darlene go to the Legends Hotel to meet two members of the band for a fab night out, they find Philip dead--electrocuted with his own guitar. Even worse, the fuzz suspect Darlene and ground her from flying. So, it's up to Bebe to abandon her Jackie Kennedy-inspired suits and venture into the smoky nightclubs of Greenwich Village, delving into the dark side of the swinging city to expose a killer...
"Bebe's charming naivete...her gusto for the singles life, and her considerable intellect make her an unusually appealing sleuth. Add this to the plethora of sixties details, and the result is a clever mystery that's also a trip back to a time when things were groovier." Publisher's Weekly
"Toss a fresh-faced secretary-school graduate (and her flight attendant roomie), a hip British-invasion band, and a hotel room together in the blender that is 1960s New York City, and what do you get? Murder (with the roommate a prime suspect)--and the ensuing undercover investigation. That's what happens in Rosemary Martin's quirky novel..." The New York Post
"A groovy trip back in time." Romantic Times
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