Death and the Decorator
Death and the Decorator

Author: Simon Brett

Publisher: Severn House Publishers Ltd

Published: 2022-07-05

Total Pages: 195

ISBN-13: 1448309239

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Neighbours Carole and Jude uncover more than they bargained for when Jude decides to redecorate her cottage in this lighthearted cosy mystery. "An edgy cozy, filled with dry wit and deft plot twists"- Booklist Starred Review Having decided to redecorate Woodside Cottage, Jude has engaged the services of local man Pete, who has painted and decorated the homes of Fethering residents for many years. Pete is currently working on Footscrow House, a large Victorian building which is being converted into holiday flats by a local developer. Having arranged to meet at 'Fiasco House', as it is known locally due to the many failed business enterprises over the years, Jude and Pete make a surprising discovery behind a wall panel: a woman's handbag! The casual discovery becomes serious when the police identify the handbag's owner as Anita Garner, a young woman who vanished in suspicious circumstances twenty years earlier. Determined to find out what really happened to Anita all those years ago, Jude and her neighbour Carole's investigations plunge them into a maze of deception and murder, as they uncover a number of uncomfortable secrets beneath the serene surface of Fethering life . . .

Death on the Downs
Death on the Downs

Author: Simon Brett

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2002-09-03

Total Pages: 334

ISBN-13: 1101204265

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The second novel in the Fethering Mystery series! Exploring the South Downs of the well-to-do town of Weldisham, Carole Seddon is caught in a sudden rainstorm. She finds refuge in an old barn—but relief turns to revulsion when she discovers the bones of a human skeleton packed inside two bags. Some townspeople believe the remains are those of a missing girl named Tamsin Lutteridge, who disappeared after becoming involved with several practitioners of alternative medicine—including Carole’s friend Jude. On her own investigation, Jude discovers that Tamsin is very much alive and keeping close company with a very charismatic New Age healer. Now Jude and Carole have two mysteries to unravel. Why is Tamsin deliberately hiding from her father? And if the skeleton wasn’t hers…whose was it?

Death by Inferior Design
Death by Inferior Design

Author: Leslie Caine

Publisher: Dell

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 372

ISBN-13: 0440241758

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A friendly little design contest between home designer Erin Gilbert and her competitor, handsome Steve Sullivan, turns deadly when the two set out to rearrange the decor of two homes, across the street from each other in a quirky neighborhood in Crestview, Colorado. Original.

The Liar in the Library
The Liar in the Library

Author: Simon Brett

Publisher: Canongate Books

Published: 2019-06-06

Total Pages: 217

ISBN-13: 178689503X

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Fethering has everything a sleepy coastal town should: snug English pubs, cosy cottages, a little local library – and the occasional murder . . . Bestselling author Burton St Clair, complete with soaring ego and wandering hands, has come to town to give a talk. But after his corpse is found slumped in his car, he won’t be leaving. Jude is the prime suspect; she was, after all, the last person to see Burton St Clair alive. If she is to prove her innocence, she will have to dust off her detective skills and recruit her prim and proper neighbour (and partner-in-sleuthing) Carole to find the real culprit.

Guilt at the Garage
Guilt at the Garage

Author: Simon Brett

Publisher: Severn House Publishers Ltd

Published: 2021-01-01

Total Pages: 195

ISBN-13: 1448304687

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When Carole Seddon's car is vandalised, it heralds the start of a disturbing series of events in the witty and entertaining new Fethering mystery. Carole Seddon's trusty Renault is one of her most treasured possessions. So when it is vandalised, there's only one person she will entrust with its repair: Bill Shefford has been servicing the vehicles of the good citizens of Fethering for many years. But how could something like this happen in Fethering of all places? Then the note is shoved under Carole's kitchen door: Watch out. The car window was just the start. It would appear that she has been deliberately targeted. But by whom . and why? Matters take an even more disturbing turn when a body is discovered at Shefford's Garage, crushed to death by a falling gearbox. It would appear to be a tragic accident. Carole and her neighbour Jude are not so sure. And the more they start to ask questions, the more evidence they uncover of decidedly foul play .

Killed by Clutter
Killed by Clutter

Author: Leslie Caine

Publisher: Dell Publishing Company

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 337

ISBN-13: 0440335981

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Hired by eccentric widow Helen Walker to bring her Colorado bungalow back to life, decorator Erin Gilbert is once again forced to team up with her irresistible competitor Steve Sullivan to catch a killer who has them in his sights. By the author of Manor of Death. Original.

Dead Pan
Dead Pan

Author: Gayle Trent

Publisher: BelleBooks

Published: 2009-11-01

Total Pages: 197

ISBN-13: 1935661515

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Book Two of Gayle Trent's cozy mystery series about a Virginia baker turned mystery sleuth. Once again Daphne Martin is the prime suspect when her baked goods are found at the scene of the crime.

Geoffrey Bennison: Master Decorator
Geoffrey Bennison: Master Decorator

Author: Gillian Newberry

Publisher: Rizzoli Publications

Published: 2015-03-17

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 0847845125

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The first monograph on the work of renowned twentieth-century British decorator and antiques dealer Geoffrey Bennison. Geoffrey Bennison (1921–1984) ranks among England’s most influential designers, defying conventional notions of style to conjure up magnificent settings for discerning clients who loved his theatrical and romantic sensibility. The master of the layered look, he used antique textiles with his own fabrics to achieve a complex mix of scale, pattern, and color in inventive shades such as his evocative Red Riding Hood Red and Prussian Blue. His talent for combining eclectic objects, his unerring eye, and his deep knowledge of antiques earned him a reputation for sophisticated originality equaled by very few. Even today, leading designers turn to Bennison for inspiration. This lavish volume opens with an illuminating text about Bennison’s fascinating history—from his early days at the Slade School of Art and his work as an antiques dealer in London during the swinging sixties to his later career as an interior designer. All of Bennison’s interiors are showcased, from magnificent country estates and retreats to elegantly appointed apartments and townhouses filled with priceless French and English furniture and curiosities, making this book a must-have for design lovers.