Violet has seen a killer portrait or two. Though when an oversized paintbrush is stabbed into master artist, uncle Edmund, she realizes someone in town's got a talent for murder. Yet they are no lover of the arts.

The hues of mystery swirl, as Violet must prove, Benjamin, her on again, off again love, has been framed by officials eager to draw conclusions. Meanwhile, Gus and Willow, Edmund's faithful cat and dog, work paw over claw to sniff out who's responsible, and avenge his murder.

And if that's not enough, a century's old vendetta by a nun with a mother superiority complex is erasing clues with darker strokes. Who killed uncle Edmund? And who might be next!

Join Violet and her race to uncover the murder, lies and betrayal, to save the Stone Boat Art Studio, before her canvas is ripped clean forever.

Read this heartwarming cozy today.

Book One of the Stone Boat Cozy Mystery series.