It takes place in Washington with Abby McCree as the protagonist and main sleuth. Related, but not quite about painting or drawing, is Alexis Morgan’s Death by Arts and Crafts. All of this is told in a fun, upbeat manner. Someone gets killed, has someone else’s purple hat, an innocent person gets accused of the crime, and the two sisters solve the event before the police. It’s hard to imagine how Chloe and Izzie Abbington, the two sisters, manage to get enough business with paint parties in a small town, but that’s not the point of the mystery. It takes place in a small town in upstate New York and has some nifty characters involved with the two sisters who own a paint party business. I haven’t read the first of the series, but this one is fun. Abbott’s second in the series is Kill Them with Canvas. Then, there’s Bailee Abbott’s series, Paint by Murder. There are not too many cozy mysteries with artists at the center of the novel. What makes the book doubly interesting is Jill’s art career.

She gets a job as the director of a community art center, has disagreements with one of the board members, discovers a skeleton in the basement of the center, and eventually solves the crime. Per the “rules” for a cozy, Jill moved back home to a small town after trying out Chicago. There’s an amateur artist, Jill Madison, as the protagonist. Sitting on my nightstand are a few books that are written by authors I wasn’t familiar with before purchasing the books:ĭeath in a Pale Hue by Susan Van Kirk is an introductory book to a new series. They’re wonderful and the reader has the best voice! You can get the app on your app store and listen to a bit of British cozies! I’ve recently been introduced to the BBC App on which you can listen to three new Miss Marple short stories.

Cremains of the Day by Misty Simon