Vanished into Plein Air: 2 (A Fine Art Mystery)

Who wouldnt want to make a living from her favorite pastime?Although sometimes self-doubt creeps in along the way artist Amanda Trent has been striving to do just that ever since her ex-husband dumped her for a younger woman and she moved to Lonesome Valley Arizona to start a new life. So when her friends from the Roadrunner Gallery urge her to join them and world-renown artist Ulysses Durand in a plein air paint-out she hesitates fearing that she might not be able to complete a painting in the four-hour time limit.But everything goes smoothly at the public open-air event-until Ulyssess wife goes missing and he asks Amanda for her help. Has his past come back to haunt the famous artist? With a little help from her nemesis cranky Lieutenant Belmont the support of her friends and the companionship of her furry feline Mona Lisa and her lovable golden retriever Laddie Amanda tracks a killer whos determined to strike again unless Amanda can save the day.