Description: "Art center director Jill Madison and her brothers have never forgiven Quinn Parsons for driving drunk and killing their parents. When Parsons returns to town after serving his prison sentence, he's looking for redemption, but many other residents also have deep issues with him and he's soon found dead. Jill's brother Andy is arrested. While Jill and her best friend seek to prove his innocence, strange things happen to convince her that there may be a ghost at the art center. As she begins to investigate the center's history, she discovers the past is never far away."
Brief description: Susan Van Kirk is the Past President of the Guppy Chapter of Sisters in Crime and a writer of cozy mysteries. She lives at the center of the universe-the Midwest-and writes during the ridiculously cold and icy winters. Why leave the house and break something? Van Kirk taught forty-four years in high school and college and raised three children. She has eleven grandchildren who look up the hardest words they can find and dare her to use them in her books. She's a member of Sisters in Crime and Mystery Writers of America.
Review Quotes:
"Revenge, retribution, and redemption play out in Susan Van Kirk's Death in a Ghostly Hue-for both the living and the dead. An excellent addition to her Art Center Mystery series."
Grace Topping, an Agatha Award finalist and a USA Today bestselling author of the Laura Bishop home staging cozy mystery series
"Death in a Ghostly Hue is the story of long-buried secrets, guilt, and the power of forgiveness. With a charming small-town setting, a fast-paced plot, and quirky characters you'd love to know, this book is a fitting conclusion to the Art Center trilogy. Highly recommended."
Connie Berry, USA Today bestselling author of the Kate Hamilton Mysteries and Edgar Award nominee
"Death in a Ghostly Hue by Susan Van Kirk brings deeper shades of understanding to the concepts of revenge and forgiveness by beautifully blending characters, events, and subtle clues. Her deft pentimento effect makes this a book to read."
Debra H. Goldstein, author of the Sarah Blair Mysteries
"Van Kirk does it again, painting a vivid picture with exquisitely vibrant language suiting her character's artist's soul. Tightly written, Death in a Ghostly Hue blends a contemporary mystery with a touch of paranormal that kept me turning the pages well past bedtime."
Annette Dashofy, USA Today bestselling author of the Zoe Chambers mystery series