Indelible
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- $13.99
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- $13.99
Publisher Description
In this series debut, an art school teaching gig turns into a high-stakes murder investigation and a "fun-filled romp through the art-strewn countryside" (Booklist).
Against his better judgement, laidback painter and private investigator Chris Honeysett has accepted a role as tutor at the Bath Arts Academy and agreed to take part in an exhibition. But preparations are disrupted by a series of peculiar events: a naked, wild-haired figure is glimpsed running through the woods; strange symbols are carved onto trees and gateposts; a metal sculpture takes on a mysterious life of its own.
The incidents, which are initially assumed to be student pranks, escalate in menace, until one of Honeysett's fellow exhibitors lies dead—and Honeysett finds himself the prime murder suspect. It's clear that someone is trying to frame him. But who? And why?
Full charming local color and eccentric yet believable characters, Indelible is a "suspenseful, well-plotted" chapter in a British cozy mystery series that's "a lot of fun" (Publishers Weekly).
"A jam-packed Hieronymus Bosch canvas filled with the good, the bad and the just plain wacky." —Kirkus Reviews
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In Helton's suspenseful, well-plotted sixth Chris Honeysett mystery (after 2013's Worthless Remains), the painter and PI reluctantly agrees to take on a temporary job as tutor at the Bath Art Academy after the school's head, John Birtwhistle, dies of a heart attack at the wheel of his car. Between mentoring students, contacting previous instructors, and arranging an exhibition of works by the school's past faculty and present students, Honeysett hardly has time to track down the culprit who has vandalized one exhibitor's studio and sabotaged Birtwhistle's memorial service with a giant mechanical spider. When another exhibitor is murdered, the police view Honeysett as the leading suspect. Despite a couple of twisty subplots, the pace never falters, and Honeysett's good-humored, unpretentious narration takes the edge off the violence. The "collection of nutters" associated with the art school come across as credible individuals. Those interested in the contemporary English art scene will have a lot of fun.
