Death of an Artist

In Kate Wilhelm's latest crime novel, a small Oregon town is rocked by a wheels-within-wheels case of art, fraud, and murder.

Silver Bay, Oregon, a small coastal resort town with nearly a thousand residents, is home to three generations of women: Marnie, the long-widowed owner of a small gift shop; Van, her granddaughter who is about to graduate medical school; and Stef, mercurial, difficult, and a brilliant artist who refuses to sell her work. When Stef discovers that Dale Oliver--the latest husband/paramour in a very long line--is trying to sell her work behind her back, she puts a stop to it and threatens to do the same to him. Shortly thereafter, Stef dies in an accident in her studio, and Dale shows up with a signed contract granting him the right to sell her work. Convinced that Stef was murdered in order to steal her artwork, Marie and Van--grandmother and granddaughter--decide to do whatever is necessary to see that Dale doesn't get away with any of it. This includes enlisting the help of the new stranger in town, Tony, a former New York City cop, who might be the only one who can prove it was murder
and bring the killer to justice.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Published: 03/27/2012
ISBN: 9780312658618
Pages: 279
Weight: 0.99lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.44w x 1.10d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 11/28/2011
Booklist 02/01/2012 pg. 33
Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2012
Romantic Times 04/01/2012 pg. 79 - Very Good
Shelf Awareness 04/06/2012