Paint The Ton Dead [Hardcover]

Plenty of charming characters, red herrings, labyrinthine twists and turns and brushes with death before you can even begin to guess whodunit. Paint the Town Dead is a cleverly crafted mystery full of secrets and intrigues that kept me guessing till the end. - Connie Archer, National Bestselling Author of the Soup Lover's Mystery Series Lots of twists and turns make this novel fun to read. An enjoyable series with delightful characters. - Librarian, Penn State University Johnson paints characters with a folksy charm that makes them feel like family...Color me a fan! - Diane Vallere, Author of the Material Witness, Style & Error, and Madison Night Mysteries Rory is definitely a quirky character; she has the ability to draw the readers in so that they want to follow her through her adventures. - Suspense Magazine The plot thickens and becomes more entangled as Rory pursues all and any possible angles [to catch the killer]. Many intriguing complications arise during this search for the truth. An easy to read mystery with an amateur female sleuth who is a very likeable and believable character. - LibraryThing Rory finds herself needing to uncover the truth of a friend's shocking death as everyone else seems satisfied with the easy answer. She's willing to risk friendships, and her own life, to chip away to reach the unvarnished truth. Paint the Town Dead is an engaging mystery set amidst a painting convention and showcases the complexity of relationships when a tragedy strikes. - Christina Freeburn, Author of Framed to Death The Ocean Painting Society invites you to join the painting wave... It's June in the quiet Los Angeles County city of Vista Beach, the place computer programmer and tole-painting enthusiast Aurora (Rory) Anderson calls home. Decorative painters are flocking to the newly built Akaw hotel to attend the Ocean Painting Society's inaugural convention. During the weeklong event, Rory plans on shopping the trade show floor, working in hlC4