A Brushstroke with Death
Near the creek that runs behind her Pennsylvania house, Willow Bellamy has converted an old barn into an art school—though the place does still have some animal inhabitants, including Rembrandt, the owl who lives up in the rafters. And while it’s important for any artist to have a vision, Willow can sometimes see things others can’t, just like her mother and grandmother before her. Not that she would exactly call herself a witch.
When some local merchants gather in the studio for a painting party, they focus their attention on a still life with flowers and an assortment of garden tools, including antique pruning shears that soon disappear—at the same time despised restaurant owner Evangeline Fletcher is murdered. Willow must use all her gifts to find the killer, although it means teaming up with a handsome, mysterious detective whom Willow fears she may have accidentally conjured from a canvas. This investigation is sure to be a hoot
Series: An Owl and Crescent Mystery – Book 1
Author: Bethany Blake
Genre: Cozy Review / Paranormal
Publisher: Kensington Books
Page Count: 304
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A new witchy cozy series from Kensington Books written by Bethany Blake and a B&N exclusive comes, “An Owl and Crescent Mystery” series book one, A Brushstroke with Death.
I love witchy cozy books, and I am thrilled with this new series. The characters are fun, exciting, and hold your attention even when discussing mundane daily routines if there is such a thing for this cast. Willow is a fascinating character who will have readers cheering each time she accomplishes whatever goal she has set for herself. The mysterious and attractive detective, Lucien, will thrill readers as they get to know him and realize he isn’t what he seems. Other characters will have readers intrigued. The setting is perfect and begs to be explored.
The victim hasn’t many friends, and she continually rubs people the wrong way, but no matter how much Willow and everyone else dislikes her, her killer has to be brought to justice. Willow is determined not only to find the killer but clear her name along the way. The ending of this witchy cozy book is surprisingly and happily unexpected.
A Brushstroke with Death is a page-turner from start to finish. It is filled with everything a tremendously excellent witchy cozy book, and hopefully, a long-running series needs to make it enjoyable. I am happy to recommend it and can’t wait for the next addition.
Delia James’ https://www.facebook.com/Delia-James-994395340606865/ witchy cozy series “A
Witch’s Cat Mystery” https://www.thecozyreview.com/by-familiar-means/ or Allison Brook’s aka
Marilyn Levinson, https://www.marilynlevinson.com/ wonderful series “A Haunted
Library Mystery” https://www.thecozyreview.com/read-and-gone/.
About the Author:
Bethany Blake lives in a small, quaint town in Pennsylvania with her husband and three daughters. When she’s not writing or riding horses, she’s wrangling a menagerie of furry family members that includes a nervous pit bull, a fearsome feline, a blind goldfish, and an attack cardinal named Robert. Bethany holds a Ph.D. and operates a pet sitting business called Barkley’s Premium Pet Care.
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