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13 October 2021

Brush with Murder: A Paint by Murder Mystery by Bailee Abbott Book Tour and Giveaway!

A Brush with Murder: A Paint by Murder Mystery by Bailee Abbott

About A Brush With Murder

 


A Brush with Murder: A Paint by Murder Mystery 

Cozy Mystery 1st in Series 

Setting - WHISPER COVE, NEW YORK (FICTIONAL TOWN) 

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Crooked Lane Books (October 12, 2021) 

Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 320 pages 

ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1643857746 

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1643857749 

Digital - ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08SVXS4J3

                                                

A quiet lakeside town in western New York state is the new home of Manhattan artist Chloe Abbington and the backdrop for murder in this series debut by Bailee Abbott.

 

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.

 

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.

Read an Excerpt 

  I scowled, waving the light across the alley pavement until it rested directly in front of me. My eyes widened, and the phone slipped from my hand as the floodlight flickered. A scream built in my throat, and I couldn’t stop the sound. A body lay at my feet with arms and legs spread out in a disturbing, awkward pose.

I back shuffled but couldn’t pull my gaze from the horrible sight. A knife protruded from the neck while blood tinged the mop of white hair with red. The curved handle of the weapon looked familiar. So did the body. I cringed and clamped one hand over my mouth to keep from screaming again.

Fiona was dead, and she’d been stabbed with what looked to me like a painting knife.
  

About Bailee Abbott

Bailee Abbott is a native Ohioan who spends her days plotting murder and writing mysteries. She's a member of Sisters in Crime as well as of International Thriller Writers. Bailee lives with her husband and furry friend Max in the quiet suburbs of Green, Ohio. Visits to Bemus Point, a town along the Chautauqua Lake in southwest New York inspired the setting for the PAINT BY MURDER mystery series. She also writes the SIERRA PINES B&B mystery series under the name Kathryn Long.

Author Links 
Author Website: www.baileeabbott.com 

Purchase Links - Amazon Barnes & Noble Kobo Apple 


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2 comments:

  1. I enjoyed the excerpt and it sounds like a terrific book! Thanks for sharing it with me!

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