02143cam a2200325 4500 546836894 TxAuBib 20120409120000.0 120606s2012||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2011041007 9781429942232 ebook 1429942231 ebook 9780312658618 hardback $24.99 0312658613 hardback $24.99 TxAuBib Wilhelm, Kate. Death of An Artist : a mystery / Kate Wilhelm. New York : Minotaur Books, 2012. 279 p ; 25 cm. "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"-- 20120409. Artists Fiction Crimes against. FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General. FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths. Oregon Fiction. Domestic fiction. Mystery fiction. http://www.netread.com/jcusers2/bk1388/618/9780312658618/image/lgcover.9780312658618.jpg Cover image TXWKC