Silence of the Lamps (A Caprice De Luca Mystery)

Silence of the Lamps (A Caprice De Luca Mystery) by Smith, Karen Rose. mass_market edition. ISBN: 9781617737725.

Caprice De Luca Home Staging Mystery #5Cats, dogs, recipes and murder too!SILENCE OF THE LAMPS Caprices house staging is disrupted by Drew Pierson, a caterer who opened Portable Edibles, a business in direct competition with her sister Nikkis Catered Capers. Nikki turned down Drew as a possible partner and he seems determined to undermine and bury her. However his successful launch of a deal for his blackberry barbecue sauce must have stirred up his enemies. When Nikki visits the house where Drew lives with his grandmother to resolve differences, she and Caprice find him dead--murdered with the base of a valuable Tiffany lamp. Caprice discovers clues about Drews sly business dealings--from stealing recipes from another chef, to friends who hold grudges, to a sister who will now inherit half of her grandmothers estate since Drew is dead. In the midst of her own romantic relationship upheaval, helping her uncle set up his pet sitting-business, assisting a friend care for a pregnant stray cat, Caprice follows the suspect trail, inadvertently putting herself in danger once more. STAGED TO DEATH, Book 1DEADLY DECOR, Book 2GILT BY ASSOCIATION, Book 3 February 2015DRAPE EXPECTATIONS, Book 4 August 2015SILENCE OF THE LAMPS, Book 5 May 2016SHADES OF WRATH, Book 6 December 2016