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A Palette for Murder

Murder, She Wrote seriesbook 7 of 46Next:The Highland Fling Murders(1997) →

Jessica Fletcher has come to the elegant Hamptons on Long Island's gold coast for a sinfully sweet spell in the sun and a chance to indulge her secret burning passion: painting. In this place where the arts flower and artists flock, she finds a sketching class where she can try to make her dreams of da Vinci-hood come true.

Setting
1990s
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 304 pages

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