Death of an Artist (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780312658618)

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.

Author: Kate Wilhelm
ISBN-10: 0312658613
ISBN-13: 9780312658618
Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
Language: English
Published: 03/27/2012
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.99lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.44w x 1.10d

Review Citation(s):
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