Murder at the Arts and Crafts Festival

Murder at the Arts and Crafts Festival
Author: G.P. Gardner
Publisher: Lyrical Underground
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2019-12-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 151610904X

It's late March in Fairhope, Alabama, and artists from around the country are flocking to the bayside town's Arts & Crafts Festival. The annual tradition has something for everyone, only this year, the main attraction is murder . . . Cleo Mack's life has been a whirlwind since she inadvertently became the executive director of Harbor Village, a retirement community bustling with energetic seniors. Juggling apartment sales, quirky residents, and a fast-moving romance is tricky business. But on-the-job stress develops a new meaning when Twinkle Thaw, a portrait artist known to ruffle a few feathers, arrives unannounced for the weekend's festival and drops dead hours later--mysteriously poisoned . . . Twinkle's bizarre death doesn't seem like an accident. Not with a sketchy newcomer slinking around town and a gallery of suspects who may have wanted her out of the picture for good. As Cleo brushes with the truth, she soon finds that solving the crime could mean connecting the dots between a decades-old art heist and an unpredictable killer who refuses to color inside the lines . . .

The Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death

The Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death
Author: Corinne May Botz
Publisher: The Monacelli Press, LLC
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2004-09-28
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1580931456

The Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death offers readers an extraordinary glimpse into the mind of a master criminal investigator. Frances Glessner Lee, a wealthy grandmother, founded the Department of Legal Medicine at Harvard in 1936 and was later appointed captain in the New Hampshire police. In the 1940s and 1950s she built dollhouse crime scenes based on real cases in order to train detectives to assess visual evidence. Still used in forensic training today, the eighteen Nutshell dioramas, on a scale of 1:12, display an astounding level of detail: pencils write, window shades move, whistles blow, and clues to the crimes are revealed to those who study the scenes carefully. Corinne May Botz's lush color photographs lure viewers into every crevice of Frances Lee's models and breathe life into these deadly miniatures, which present the dark side of domestic life, unveiling tales of prostitution, alcoholism, and adultery. The accompanying line drawings, specially prepared for this volume, highlight the noteworthy forensic evidence in each case. Botz's introductory essay, which draws on archival research and interviews with Lee's family and police colleagues, presents a captivating portrait of Lee.

Murder at the Art & Craft Fair

Murder at the Art & Craft Fair
Author: Steve Demaree
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 284
Release: 2017-08-09
Genre:
ISBN: 9781974369331

When a homicide detective in a medium-size town is coerced into attending and art and craft fair, he has no idea that what he finds there will keep him working for several days, but then he never expected to find a dead body in such a large crowd of people.

Arts, Crafts and Murder

Arts, Crafts and Murder
Author: Stacey Alabaster
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016-11-13
Genre: Detective and mystery stories
ISBN: 9781543092899

"Georgina is adjusting to her new life in a small town when one of her dogs goes missing right before the annual arts and crafts fair. She barely has time to prepare for the show but soon learns that the first place prize is literally something to die for. Can she find her beloved pet and catch a killer?"--Back cover

The Woodchipper Murder

The Woodchipper Murder
Author: Arthur Herzog III
Publisher: Arthur Herzog III
Total Pages: 145
Release: 2001-05-06
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0595183549

Even though the Newtown, Connecticut, police listed Helle Crafts' disappearance as a routine missing person case, Keith Mayo, a private investigator, knew the Danish-born mother of three hadn't skipped town nine days before Thanksgiving.. Rita Buonanno remembers the words exactly: "If anything happens to me don't think it was an accident." Helle Crafts was last seen on November 18, 1986. In the style of a brilliant detective novel, Arthur Herzog skillfully re-creates the hour-by-hour circumstantial details that inform this grisly true-crime narrative. We observe dispassionate Richard Crafts as he buys a truck with a pintle hook for towing heavy equipment, promised for delivery before November 18. A day later he reserves a Badger Brush Bandit woodchipper.

Death by Arts and Crafts

Death by Arts and Crafts
Author: Alexis Morgan
Publisher: Kensington Cozies
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2022-12-27
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 149673968X

When a killer’s handiwork threatens Snowberry Creek’s first-ever arts and crafts fair, committee member and amateur sleuth Abby McCree starts looking for glues in this delightfully crafty new installment in Alexis Morgan’s USA Today bestselling cozy series set in the Pacific Northwest! As the newest member of the Snowberry Creek City Council, perpetually overextended Abby McCree is picked to liaise between the council and the new planning committee for the town’s first ever arts and crafts fair. As far as gigs go, it’s a fun one—Abby’s spending the weekend tooling around Washington State, checking out similar fairs with her two besties, coffee shop owner Bridey Roker, and ceramic artisan Dayna Fisk. As Abby spreads the word about Snowberry Creek’s fair, recruiting the industry’s biggest movers and makers, the trip feels like a glittering success. But then, someone is found murdered at one of the events and vendors begin disappearing amid suspicious circumstances. Abby’s determined to keep her hands clean, until Dayna finds herself stuck at the top of the suspect list. Now, Abby must weave the clues together and clear her friend’s name before the killer claims another victim—maybe even Abby herself . . .

A Crime of Poison

A Crime of Poison
Author: Nancy Haddock
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2017-12-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0698165063

The Silver Six are known for their arts and crafts—but they’re about to be tested in the art of catching a crafty killer. It’s early October, time for the Fall Folk Art Festival and Bake Sale in Lilyvale, Arkansas. Every business along the town square will benefit from the event, including the craft store run by Leslee Stanton Nix—aka Nixy—and the Silver Six, a group of retirees. In charge of making the festival go smoothly, Nixy is confident that it will be a success. But things become knotty when local troublemaker Cornell Lewis is found dead with a plate of Snickerdoodles from the bake sale. Two members of the Silver Six are accused of cooking up a murder plot, but Nixy knows that the cookies weren’t literally to die for. With time running out, Nixy and company must catch the actual killer...before the Silver Six find their number permanently reduced to four.

Criminal Crafts

Criminal Crafts
Author: Shawn Gascoyne-Bowman
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2012-04-10
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1449410324

Criminals attract an audience. People admire the sneakiness and creativity of the profession while cursing the dastardly outcomes. So why not have all of the tricks without the trade? Criminal Crafts brings together illicit behavior and artistic expression with dark humor in this do-it-yourself project book. Author Shawn Bowman focuses on original crafts and recipes themed in noir, murder, retro espionage, pulp fiction, mafia, and voodoo. Crafters and mischief lovers alike will love this book of 30 projects revolving around notorious criminals and their activities. From John Dillinger's soap gun to Bonnie Parker's gunshot poetry journal, readers will find themselves both amused and intrigued with the devious creativity. Not to mention how impressed party guests will be when they show up to Flaming Amy cocktails and cocktail bars stashed in violin cases. And just wait until you show off your shiv cozy! From the practical to the classically kitsch, Criminal Crafts are art projects readers will love. Some of Bowman’s notorious crafts are available online at www.criminalcrafts.etsy.com, and you can follow Criminal Crafts at www.criminalcrafts.com and via Twitter and Facebook.

Murder Most Crafty

Murder Most Crafty
Author: Maggie Bruce
Publisher: Berkley Hardcover
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2005
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780425202067

15 all new stories of criminal handiwork and the art of deduction.