Death of an Artist (2012) - Kate Wilhelm
Category: Mystery
Tags: Mystery
In Kate Wilhelms 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 doesnt get away with any of it. This includes enlisti
