Faux Finished: An Interior Design Mystery (Berkley Prime Crime Mysteries)

first In The New Interior Design Mystery Series-design Tips Included! Seville, Indiana, Has Five Traffic Lights And One Interior Design Firm-designer Jeans, Cofounded By Jean Hastings And Her Daughter, Jean Jr. Lately They're Finding That The Keen Eyes Needed For Plotting Color Schemes And Tracking Down Flea Market Treasures Also Come In Handy For Interpreting More Sinister Designs. Seville, Indiana has five traffic lights and one interior design firm—Designer Jeans, co-founded by Jean Hastings and her daughter, Jean Jr. Lately they're finding that the keen eyes needed for plotting color schemes and tracking down flea-market treasures also come in handy for interpreting more sinister designs... Death of the party Even the death of a local bookseller can't throw a pall over the grand re-opening of the Sleepy Hollow Country Club's dining room. It's a triumph for Jean, who transformed it from tired and bland to Art Deco grand. But when the manager—who fought Jean every step of the way—rises to make a toast, he promptly falls down dead. Two fatalities in one week have aroused Jean's curiosity—and her instincts for discovering deadly patterns... Even the death of a local bookseller can't throw a pall over the grand reopening of Sleepy Hollow Country Club's dining room. It's a triumph for Jean, who transformed it from tired and bland to Art Deco grand. But when the manager - who fought Jean every step of the way - rises to make a toast, he promptly falls down dead. Two fatalities in one week have aroused Jean's curiosity - and her instincts for discovering deadly patterns ..