From Hemlines to Line-Ups: Cosmo Editor Turns Detective Scribe

From Hemlines to Line-Ups: Cosmo Editor Turns Detective Scribe



NEW YORK (Wireless Flash) – The editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan magazine is trading hemlines for police line-ups by writing her first detective novel. But Kate White isn’t straying too far from the fashion world with her book, If Looks Could Kill (Warner Books): She’s set the murder mystery at the offices of a posh women’s magazine called Gloss. White says she’s wanted to write a mystery ever since she read her first Nancy Drew novel, but it wasn’t easy fitting it into her busy schedule as editor. In fact, she managed to squeeze in only one hour of writing a day because, in her words, “Cosmo is a bear of a job.” Still, White’s fashion background came in handy when clothing the characters in her book – she just got the latest designer “look books” and picked out outfits. If Looks Could Kill hits bookstores May 3 and White is already at work on her second mystery, A Body To Die For.

Wed 04-24-02