Death of an Artist: A 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 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.