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Holly And Homicide

Holly And Homicide, November 2009
by Leslie Caine

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320 pages
ISBN: 0440245036
EAN: 9780440245032
Mass Market Paperback
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"On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me... an unsolved murder mystery."

Fresh Fiction Review

Holly And Homicide
Leslie Caine

Reviewed by Jennifer Vido
Posted January 2, 2010

Mystery Woman Sleuth | Romance Suspense

Erin Gilbert and Steve Sullivan have finally done it. They've given into their unbridled passion and have officially become a couple. Who knew that combining their decorating finesse would eventually lead to romance on the job as well as in the bedroom. Crestview has not only the best interior design team, but also the perfect pair to put this quiet, little Colorado town on the map as a Mecca for cutting-edge designs and trends.

Christmastime has arrived in Snowcap, a neighboring sleepy town, complete with snowflakes and holiday cheer. Unfortunately, all is not calm and bright due to the recent sale of revered Goodwin Estate. So naturally, the new owners call upon the services of Sullivan & Gilbert to help create the perfect holiday setting to help ease the unsettled nerves of the skeptical townsfolk.

What starts off as just another job quickly turns into a decorator's nightmare when the local building inspector winds up dead. Not surprisingly, Erin is once again at the center of the investigation due to her knack for getting caught up in murder and mayhem. As the inn starts to encounter more issues which might prevent it from opening on Christmas Eve, Steve and Erin have no choice but to help find the killer before their newly acquired job turns into a lump of coal.

As the couple try to appease the proprietors with their own version of the Twelve Days of Christmas, Erin's ex-boyfriend shows up on the scene with a vested interest in the inn. As Erin tries to put by-gones aside while focusing on her budding relationship with Steve, another murder takes place which threatens to destroy the future of their business. Who is out to get them? And more importantly, will Steve and Erin be able to survive this murderous test of their love?

HOLLY AND HOMICIDE is the seventh installment of Leslie Caine's highly popular Domestic Bliss Mystery Series. With her quirky cast of characters and seasonal decorating tips, this delightful holiday caper makes the perfect gift for under the Christmas tree.

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SUMMARY

It’s Christmastime in sleepy Snowcap, Colorado, and the town is up in arms. The venerable Goodwin Estate has been sold to enterprising out of towners and is getting a major makeover just in time for the holidays. Interior designers Erin Gilbert and Steve Sullivan walked smack into a storm of chaos: the estate’s new owners, including one whose idea of holiday decor involves inflatable elves and a gingerbread facade, are battling among themselves. Erin’s big-talking ex-boyfriend shows up just in time to make Sullivan crazy jealous, and when a local building inspector is found strangled with a strand of Christmas lights, Gilbert and Sullivan begin to suspect it might be time to leave this psychodrama of a project behind.

But after an incompetent sheriff accuses Erin of murder and there’s another gruesome killing, the only way out is to turn detective. Her new job: solve a mystery with too many clues…and far too many guilty parties….FEATURING DOMESTIC BLISS HOME DECORATING TIPS!


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