BOOK REVIEW: Model Undercover: London by Carina Axelsson

Model Undercover: London (Model Under Cover series #3)

by Carina Axelsson (Goodreads Author)

Paperback, 368 pages

Published January 5th 2016 by Sourcebooks Jabberwocky

Goodreads synopsis: From designer to detective

Posing as a model gets Axelle the kinds of connections that make her the fashion elite's go-to detective. Her newest case? The attack on famous fashion photographer Gavin Tempest that's left him in the hospital. The police may have ruled it a mugging, but Gavin's sister has special intel for Axelle that points to something more sinister...and when clues start pointing to people in high places, things get dicey for Axelle. Because fashion isn't the only thing that's killer in this case...

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4 Stars

Nancy Drew has nothing on Axelle. This mystery is complex and twisting like the cobblestone roads in London. Just when you think you know where it's all going, you take a left turn or hit a dead end. Axelle is a model running the cat walk. It is every girl's dream... it's just not Axelle's dream. She longs to be a detective. So she delves into mysteries that only a model could solve. No other person would be allowed among the beautiful people. Axelle strikes a pose and gets the job done.

This is the third book in the Model Undercover series. And I enjoyed this one as much as the first two. The mystery had me stumped. I wish I could have seen the photographs because Axelle had a much bigger head start than the reader did. I think this series would make a big splash on television. I hope to see it there some day.

I enjoyed the play between the rockstar, Josh and Sebastian. I seriously began to think Axelle might want to take a chance on Josh. They play cat and mouse during most of the book but Sebastian is always by her side, his Watson to her Holmes. 

I loved the backdrop of London and found it cool to see how they get back and forth a city of such size. Axelle never disappoints and I look forward to her next mystery which I believe is set in Milan.

I received this as an ARC (Advanced Reader Copy) from Net Galley in return for an honest review. I thank Net Galley, the publisher and the author for allowing me to read this title.