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by
Melanie Jackson (Author)
Move over Miss Marple, there’s a new sleuth in those whose lives have gotten complicated, running away and joining the circus may seem like a reasonable option. It certainly appealed to Miss Henry when she needed to shuffle off the NSA’s deadly coil. Joining an art colony is the closest things she could find to a circus.”Melanie Jackson is a talent to watch.”– Henry, water-color artist and retired agent of the NSA, wouldn’t stack up her knowledge of the human heart against the great romantic poets, but she knows a thing or two about human avarice and stupidity. It comes as no great surprise when the small artists’ colony of Bartholomew’s Woods ends up with a dead Allen was a professional gossip, hated the length and breadth of the state for his scandal-mongering in the press, and it seemed that one of Juliet’s talented but idiosyncratic neighbors had finally had enough of his pernicious tale-bearing and decided to paint him out of the picture. Juliet may sympathize, but she also knows that once a person resorts to murder to hide a secret, chances are good that they may choose to kill again. Can she find the murderer before the killer paints the town red?”Portrait of a Gossip” is the first book in the Miss Henry Mystery you are a fan of Ngaio Marsh or Agatha Christie you are going to love Juliet Henry and the residents of Bartholomew’s for the Author”A wickedly sexy tale “–Christine Feehan, New York Times Bestselling Author (on The Selkie)”… delivers sizzling romance and ghoulish thrills at a breathtaking clip.”–Publishers Weekly (on Traveler)”Readers of Laurel K. Hamilton will enjoy this complex tale…”–Booklist (on Still Life)Three times nominated for RT’s Reviewers’ Choice nominated for RT’s Lifetime Achievement Award.***If you’re looking for mysteries in other series by the same author, simply search for “Chloe Boston”, “Butterscotch Jones”, “Wendover House”, or “Miss Henry”.
Number of Pages: 120Dimensions: 0.25 x 9 x 6 INPublication Date: April 24, 2012
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