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A Brush with Murder

by Bailee Abbott
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A quiet lakeside town in western New York is the new home of Manhattan artist Chloe Abbington—and the backdrop for murder—in this charming cozy mystery series debut.
For Chloe Abbington, the transition from fine art painter in New York City to painting-event business owner in charming Whisper Cove is more than a little jarring. But when poison-pen journalist Fiona Gimble writes a viciously negative review of the newly opened Paint with a View, Chloe learns that critics are the same everywhere. And when she finds Fiona’s body behind her shop with a painting knife in her neck, Chloe realizes that this picture-perfect town offers anything but peace and quiet.
Suddenly, bustling Artisan Alley is a crime scene, and Chloe is the prime suspect. Her sister and business partner, Izzie, isn't much help—she’s busy running the shop, and besides, she has secrets of her own. As shrewd Detective Barrett tries to paint her into a corner, Chloe soon finds that Fiona had plenty of enemies. The Whisper Cove Gazette columnist wielded her pen like a sword, slicing and dicing just about every shop owner in the lakeside town.
With the help of her affectionate canine buddy, Max, Chloe sets out to prove that she’s been framed for Fiona’s murder. But she’d better learn the fine art of detection quickly before the real killer paints the town red again. Otherwise, she may end up trading in her paint smock for an orange jumpsuit...or a green burial plot.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Paint by Murder

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    October 12, 2021

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781643857756

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781643857756
      • File size: 928 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Kirkus

      July 15, 2021
      Abbott's novel features one dead woman and two sisters whose bickering keeps them very much alive in Western New York. Chloe Abbington has ditched her boyfriend and her life in New York City to return home to Whisper Cove, a charming town on Chautauqua Lake, to help her sister, Izzie, get her shop on Artisan Alley up and running. Both women are talented members of an artistic family who have yet to make it on their own in the highly competitive art world. The opening of Paint Your Shop is marred by murder when unpopular reporter Fiona Gimble is stabbed with a painting knife after insulting a number of local business owners. Chloe, who's unlucky enough to find the body in the alley behind the store, feels she's being targeted by Detective Hunter Barrett even though Fiona had many enemies. Many of the business owners are old school friends of the sisters, and some, especially Izzie's friend Megan, are acting very oddly. Even Izzie refuses to provide Chloe with an alibi. But after Chloe gets a warning to mind her own business, her curiosity and love for Izzie won't let her ignore the murder. When her former boyfriend shows up in an attempt to win her back, she discourages him but is willing to use his contacts to dig up information. An arson and rumors of someone trying to buy up Artisan Alley to build lakeside condos give Chloe much to think about and threaten her with danger when she gets too close to the truth. Plenty of local color blends with romance, an intrepid detective, and a tricky mystery.

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  • OverDrive Read
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  • English

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