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Whispers In Paint

MysteryMaven_1995

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In the high-stakes world of art and betrayal, Detective Emily Graves is called to investigate the murder of renowned gallery owner Thomas Aldridge. What begins as a straightforward case soon spirals into a web of deceit, with a mute artist, Leo's eerie paintings and a wealthy socialite's dark secrets at the centre. As Emily navigates pressure from her demanding superior, Chief Detective Raymond Cross, and pieces together forensic clues with the help of Dr. Lydia Kane, she uncovers a carefully orchestrated crime. But the killer may be more dangerous than anyone realises and determined to manipulate justice to her advantage. As Leo's paintings reveal clues that point to the future and a killer lurking in the shadows, Emily must unravel a web of lies before Leo is framed for a crime he didn't commit or worse, silenced forever. In a race against time, can art expose the truth, or will the real murderer get away with the perfect crime?All Rights Reserved

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An art thief teams up with an unlikely ally in order to track down a bloodthirsty artist before she becomes the killer's next muse. * * * * * After serving time in a foreign prison for art theft, Kirby McKinley returns home only to be tempted by one last heist. And this time, the job is personal. But the simple heist goes awry when she pushes her luck and runs into the museum's gorgeous artist-in-residence, a forensic artist who is reconstructing a facial sketch from a mysterious skull. Kirby recognizes the unidentified person as a model her dead ex-girlfriend often hired and she drags the forensic artist along on an unofficial, slightly illegal tour through the museum's locked storage areas to show her. But before the two can part ways, they stumble upon the rest of the body. More dead models begin to show up in twisted tableaus of her ex's paintings and Kirby becomes entangled in a murder mystery that forces her to confront her past. But the forensic artist also has a few mysteries of her own and they must work together to track down the killer before Kirby becomes the muse in the final composition.

The Honolulu Murder Files by KEJennings

-MYSTERY- I'm dead. Deceased. Definitely not breathing. Laying in my favorite striped bikini, the one that fit the absolute best, and showed off my gym body. But none of that matters now. Not when you're dead. I feel nothing too. Void of any kind of physical sensation. Have you ever wondered what death would be like? I can tell you my experience, what I know about it that is, so far. "Oh my God!! Do you see that??" "Someone call 911!!" "Why isn't anyone helping her??" "She is surely dead.." Murder mystery that is sure to ensnare. Can you figure out who the killer is among all the secrets? Modern day 'Clue'. *Rated Mature for brief language, sexual references and themes of death Copyright KE Jennings 2022, all rights reserved Cover art by Canva

To Steal a Weeping Widow by BritishGravity

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UNSPOKEN WORDS by Ceciliaacechanda

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Skullduggery {sapphic thriller} cover

The Honolulu Murder Files cover

To Steal a Weeping Widow cover

UNSPOKEN WORDS cover

𝐃𝐮𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 cover

The Whole Truth cover

Secrets of the Heart cover

"Manipulation Chronicles: Shadows Unleashed" cover

Skullduggery {sapphic thriller}

An art thief teams up with an unlikely ally in order to track down a bloodthirsty artist before she becomes the killer's next muse. * * * * * After serving time in a foreign prison for art theft, Kirby McKinley returns home only to be tempted by one last heist. And this time, the job is personal. But the simple heist goes awry when she pushes her luck and runs into the museum's gorgeous artist-in-residence, a forensic artist who is reconstructing a facial sketch from a mysterious skull. Kirby recognizes the unidentified person as a model her dead ex-girlfriend often hired and she drags the forensic artist along on an unofficial, slightly illegal tour through the museum's locked storage areas to show her. But before the two can part ways, they stumble upon the rest of the body. More dead models begin to show up in twisted tableaus of her ex's paintings and Kirby becomes entangled in a murder mystery that forces her to confront her past. But the forensic artist also has a few mysteries of her own and they must work together to track down the killer before Kirby becomes the muse in the final composition.