Murder Can Confuse Your Chihuahua

by Rose Pressey

Overview

There’s a killer in the picture . . .
 
Celeste Cabot has a flair for painting—and a touch of paranormal talent too. She’s just arrived to sell her artwork at a big craft fair in North Carolina, complete with rides, games, and deep-fried everything. But the sunny landscape takes on a darker hue when her Chihuahua, Van Gogh, leads her to the riverbank—and to a body that was definitely not part of her design.
 
With help from a handsome fellow artist, Celeste sets out to draw the brazen killer onto her canvas. She’ll need to balance the victim’s past, a suspected love triangle, and a long-ago accident—and also consult with a medium and a spirit—to try to paint a murderous fiend into a corner . . .
 
Includes tips and recipes!
 
PRAISE FOR ROSE PRESSEY AND MURDER CAN MESS UP YOUR MASTERPIECE

“Plucky, self-employed heroine, cute pet, scary ghost, and two eligible suitors: everything a cozy needs.”
—Kirkus Reviews

“The paranormal twist adds a bit of flair to this quirky new series.”
—The Parkersburg News & Sentinel
 
“Absolutely delightful! A delightful mystery full of Southern charm.”
—New York Times Bestselling Author Jenn McKinlay

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781496721631
Publisher:	Kensington
Publication date:	04/28/2020
Series:	A Haunted Craft Fair Mystery , #2
Pages:	288
Sales rank:	488,089
Product dimensions:	4.10(w) x 6.60(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Rose Pressey is a USA Today bestselling author. She enjoys writing quirky and fun novels with a paranormal twist. When she’s not writing about ghosts and other supernatural creatures, she loves eating cupcakes with sprinkles, reading, spending time with family, and listening to oldies from the fifties.  Rose lives near Louisville, Kentucky, with her husband, son, and three sassy Chihuahuas. Visit her on Facebook, at www.rosepressey.com, or at www.itsvintageyall.blogspot.com.

Editorial Reviews

2020-01-26
A North Carolina painter solves the murder of a fellow vendor at a craft fair with the help of her trusty Chihuahua and a ghost she’s reincarnated through a painting.

In her first year at the Farewell, Summer Arts and Craft Fair, Celeste Cabot (Murder Can Mess Up Your Masterpiece, 2019, etc.) expects to draw inspiration for her paintings from the beautiful landscapes the town of Cherokee has to offer. But when her Chihuahua, Van, named for the great van Gogh, leads her down to the river next to the fair, he shows her not just the scenery, but also the body of fellow vendor Erica Miller. Erica appears to have been murdered, and Celeste knows it’s her responsibility to solve the case whether or not anyone asks for her help. Even though her handsome suitors, FBI Detective Pierce Meyer and Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Detective Caleb Ward, both ask Celeste to keep out of it, she’s determined to suss out Erica’s killer. It’s not as if either of them has the skills that a painter like her brings to the investigation…wait, are they detectives? No matter! Celeste is kind of helped in her nosing around and digging up by Ama, a woman from the past whom Celeste returns to the present via her painting and who may have her own mystery to solve. There are recipes, too.

Your Chihuahua is more likely to be confused by the clichéd plotting and writing than by the murder itself.

Kirkus Reviews