Upstaged by Murder, Grace Topping
Upstaged by Murder, Grace Topping
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Upstaged by Murder

Author: Grace Topping

Narrator: Emily Durante

Unabridged: 6 hr 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 11/16/2021


Synopsis

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.

About Grace Topping

Grace Topping is a recovering technical writer and IT project manager, accustomed to writing lean, boring documents. Let loose to write fiction, she is now creating murder mysteries and killing off characters who remind her of some of the people she dealt with during her career. Fictional revenge is sweet. She's using her experience helping friends stage their homes as inspiration for her Laura Bishop mystery series. The first book in the series, Staging is Murder, is about a woman starting a new career midlife as a home stager. Grace is the current vice president of the Chesapeake Chapter of Sisters in Crime, and a member of the SINC Guppies and Mystery Writers of America. She lives with her husband in Northern Virginia.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Rekha

Another fantastic addition to my favorite cozy series. This time, we have Laura not only solving a murder case but also a string of burglaries in the neighborhood. Go Laura! Also, we have a glimpse of Laura's history (some shocking news here which might change the series plot) and a possible love ang......more

I read the first two books quite some time ago. I’ve been trying to catch up on series that I’ve already started. It was such a delight to pick this series up again. It was totally worth the wait. I enjoy the cast and plot of the series. The setting, a staging decor contest, was much fun. It seems t......more

Goodreads review by Tam

Gracing Topping has done it again with the new Laura Bishop Mystery book, Upstaged by Murder. This is book 3 in the series, and my third 5 stars for the series. The author has once again, brought back all her delightful characters; Laura, Nita, Tyrone, Will, Mrs. Webster, Aunt Kit, Josh, and Detecti......more