The art of murder a dead-end job mystery

"PI Helen Hawthorne must pose as a painter at Fort Lauderdale's famous Bonnet House Museum to catch an artful killer... STILL LIFE... The art world is a happening place-- but a brush with death shouldn't be in the picture. Unfortunately, that's just what happens to Helen Hawthorn...

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Main Author: Viets, Elaine, 1950- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York, New York : Obsidian, published by New American Library, [2016]
Series: Dead-end job mystery series ; #15
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Summary: "PI Helen Hawthorne must pose as a painter at Fort Lauderdale's famous Bonnet House Museum to catch an artful killer... STILL LIFE... The art world is a happening place-- but a brush with death shouldn't be in the picture. Unfortunately, that's just what happens to Helen Hawthorne and her friend Margery. While touring gorgeous Bonnet House, a mansion turned museum, they observe a painting class and note an up-and-coming artist. When they later see her deadly end, Helen is hired to canvas the crime scene-- undercover, of course. Sketchy suspects lurk in the victim's bohemian past. Was the promising painter killed by her jealous husband? Her best friend? A rival using her artful wiles? With her husband, Phil, busy setting a trap for a gold thief, it's up to Helen to paint this killer into a corner..."--Provided by publisher.
Item Description: "An Obsidian Mystery."
The C.I.P mistakenly labels this book as the 14th in the Dead-end job mystery series.
Physical Description: ix, 287 pages ; 22 cm.
ISBN: 9780451476135
0451476131
Author Notes: Before becoming a full-time author, Elaine Viets worked in the field of journalism. She is the author of the Dead-End Job Mystery series; the Josie Marcus, Mystery Shopper series; and the Francesca Vierling Mystery series. Her short story Wedding Knife, which appeared in Chesapeake Crimes, won both the Agatha and the Anthony Awards. Viets resides in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

(Bowker Author Biography)