A Domestic Bliss Mystery #1“Sparkles with charm, design lore, and a sleuth with a great mantra. Cozy fans will embrace the Domestic Bliss series.” —Carolyn Hart, Edgar Award-winning author of Letters from Home“TREND: For killer decorating tips, pick up Death by Inferior Design…advice is woven into this whodunit featuring rival designers as sleuths.” –House and Garden Magazine“This story is … –House and Garden Magazine
“This story is delightful in every way…entertaining, humorous, serious, and totally engrossing from the first page to the last. And sprinkled throughout are tasty decorating tips.” –Midwest Book Review
“Her latest decorating job will make you feel like you’ve stumbled across the deadly side of HGTV.” —Jerrilyn Farmer, #1 Los Angeles Times bestselling author of the Madeline Bean mysteries
Interior decorator, Erin Gilbert heads to picturesque Crestview, Colorado for a friendly (if sharks are friendly) competition: She’ll design a room in one home; and the impossibly handsome Steve Sullivan—her main rival—will do a room in another. The prize? A big feature in Denver Magazine, showcasing their interior design business.
Who could have dreamed the uproar to ensue in a neighborhood full of eccentric homeowners, jealously hidden secrets and a few marriages in need of total makeovers. Trapped together in the midst of chaos, could the charming Steve turn out to be a…friend?
But between her custom, cushy pillows and dramatic drapery, Erin uncovers a very undecorative dead body, too many suspects, and a killer who seems to have designs…on her!
“What a delight! A mystery within a mystery, a winning heroine, a yummy love interest, some laugh-out-loud funny lines…and as if that weren’t enough, some terrifically useful decorating tips.” – Cynthia Baxter, author of Dead Canaries Don’t Sing
<.i>“Leslie Caine deftly merges hate-fueled homicide with household hints in her ‘how-to/whodunit’ mystery.” – Mary Daheim</.i>
“[An] appealing heroine and warm, genuinely winning voice.” – Publishers Weekly
“An elegant and witty mystery that satisfies in every way. A sure-fire winner!”—Tamar Myers, author of Statue of Limitations
“A promising debut….Caine writes with a passion that reveals a vision and a sense of style that should attract readers the way HGTV attracts viewers.” – Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine
“Caine puts her experience as a certified interior decorator to good use in her debut….If only all professionals had her discerning eye and sense of humor, there’d be fewer crimes against fashion and fiction.” – Peninsula (CA) Press
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Characters were fun and interesting! I liked the heroine’s rival and the constant head-scratching throughout the book by so many characters wondering if he likes boys or girls. I also liked that the romance was an undercurrent and left unsolved, leaving the reader ready for the next novel in the series. THIS reader anyway!
Okay book. Lot of typos that distracted me. Curious where it goes, but not sure I’d finish the series.
Has a little bit of everything in it.
Really kept me guessing!
Erin Gilbert, an enterprising interior designer, is hired to remodel a bedroom. When she arrives at her client’s home she discovers that she is in a competition with Steve Sullivan, a rival designer, who will be remodeling a den in a neighbor’s home. The prize for the best remodel will be a feature article in a …
Fun read.
I almost stopped reading it…but then it got interesting. An easy to read page Turner.
Interesting but a little complicated. Somewhat difficult to keep all the characters and happenings straight.
Easy relaxing read.
Didn’t likes it…..never got part the 5th chapter. I would not recommend this book
Great modern who-dun-it. Straight forward and delightful to read. I loved learning about the characters and getting a sneak peek into private interior design!
Really enjoyed this book.
good read. kept me turning pages and trying to figure out ” who did it”. very enjoyable reading. not scary or depressing or the kind that will keep you awake at night, just a really good way to have some enjoyment in life and feel good after reading. I would recommend this to anyone who likes mysteries, this is a good one.
An adopted designer gets a clue to her identity when decorating the house for a contest of sorts. Then the murders start and the beginning of a friendship with the opposition. Interesting characters, design tips, and a good read.
General cosy. would read another by this author.
I like this book because I enjoyed the story and it was a clean mystery romance
It tries too hard at being quirky and comes across, instead, as if it’s going through the motions of being a murder mystery.
This was a good cozy mystery and I look forward to reading more of the series. They definitely gave it a nice little twist that I didn’t totally see coming.
Want more. What better can. I. Say
Good read. Fun, a page turner for sure
Fun read. Enjoyed the characters and the storyline moved quickly.