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    Staging Wars
    Upstaged by Murder
    Staging is Murder
    Audiobook series3 titles

    Laura Bishop Mysteries Series

    Written by Grace Topping

    Narrated by Emily Durante

    3.5/5

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    About this series

    When professional home stager Laura Bishop enters a competition to become the next TV home staging star, she figures it will be murder-but she doesn't expect it to include a body. As tensions rise and rivalries rage, a coded notebook flips the script and Laura's on the case.

    But she's not alone. Her closest confidantes pitch in by sleuthing, eavesdropping, and even staging a sting to protect those near and dear. Yet she's still corralling a runaway teen, sparring with a handsome detective, and handling the shock of her life with a blast from her past. All while creating a cozy cabin retreat fit for first place.

    Amidst constant cameras and glaring lights, Laura tries to style the stage and pull back the curtain on a killer before her career-and her life-get cut.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateApr 15, 2004
    Staging Wars
    Upstaged by Murder
    Staging is Murder

    Titles in the series (3)

    • 1

      Staging is Murder
      Staging is Murder

      Staging is Murder

      Grace Topping
      4/5
      4/5

      Laura Bishop just nabbed her first decorating commission-staging for sale a nineteenth-century mansion that hasn't been updated for decades. But when a body falls from a laundry chute and lands at Laura's feet, replacing flowered wallpaper becomes the least of her duties. To clear her young assistant of the murder and save her fledgling business, Laura's determined to find the killer. Turns out it's not as easy as renovating a manor home, especially with two handsome men complicating her mission: the police detective assigned to the case and the real estate agent trying to save the manse from foreclosure. Worse still, the meddling of a horoscope-guided friend, a determined grandmother, and the local funeral director could get them all killed before Laura props the first pillow.

      Laura Bishop just nabbed her first decorating commission-staging for sale a nineteenth-century mansion that hasn't been updated for decades. But when a body falls from a laundry chute and lands at Laura's feet, replacing flowered wallpaper becomes the least of her duties. To clear her young assistant of the murder and save her fledgling business, Laura's determined to find the killer. Turns out it's not as easy as renovating a manor home, especially with two handsome men complicating her mission: the police detective assigned to the case and the real estate agent trying to save the manse from foreclosure. Worse still, the meddling of a horoscope-guided friend, a determined grandmother, and the local funeral director could get them all killed before Laura props the first pillow.

    • 2

      Staging Wars
      Staging Wars

      Staging Wars

      Grace Topping
      0 ratings
      0 ratings

      Laura Bishop's new home staging business is growing in popularity, though not with her nemesis. Laura has long suspected established interior designer Monica Heller of sabotaging her fledgling company-and having an affair with her late husband. When the ultra-chic Monica is caught at the scene of a murder, Laura is plenty happy to imagine her languishing in a prison cell with bedsheets far from her normal 600-thread Egyptian cotton. But her delight is short-lived. When Laura's friends land on the police's radar, Laura must overcome her dislike of Monica to help solve the crime. Not an easy task since Laura and Monica have been at war since the second grade.

      Laura Bishop's new home staging business is growing in popularity, though not with her nemesis. Laura has long suspected established interior designer Monica Heller of sabotaging her fledgling company-and having an affair with her late husband. When the ultra-chic Monica is caught at the scene of a murder, Laura is plenty happy to imagine her languishing in a prison cell with bedsheets far from her normal 600-thread Egyptian cotton. But her delight is short-lived. When Laura's friends land on the police's radar, Laura must overcome her dislike of Monica to help solve the crime. Not an easy task since Laura and Monica have been at war since the second grade.

    • 3

      Upstaged by Murder
      Upstaged by Murder

      Upstaged by Murder

      Grace Topping
      0 ratings
      0 ratings

      When professional home stager Laura Bishop enters a competition to become the next TV home staging star, she figures it will be murder-but she doesn't expect it to include a body. As tensions rise and rivalries rage, a coded notebook flips the script and Laura's on the case. But she's not alone. Her closest confidantes pitch in by sleuthing, eavesdropping, and even staging a sting to protect those near and dear. Yet she's still corralling a runaway teen, sparring with a handsome detective, and handling the shock of her life with a blast from her past. All while creating a cozy cabin retreat fit for first place. Amidst constant cameras and glaring lights, Laura tries to style the stage and pull back the curtain on a killer before her career-and her life-get cut.

      When professional home stager Laura Bishop enters a competition to become the next TV home staging star, she figures it will be murder-but she doesn't expect it to include a body. As tensions rise and rivalries rage, a coded notebook flips the script and Laura's on the case. But she's not alone. Her closest confidantes pitch in by sleuthing, eavesdropping, and even staging a sting to protect those near and dear. Yet she's still corralling a runaway teen, sparring with a handsome detective, and handling the shock of her life with a blast from her past. All while creating a cozy cabin retreat fit for first place. Amidst constant cameras and glaring lights, Laura tries to style the stage and pull back the curtain on a killer before her career-and her life-get cut.

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