A Crack in the Varnish
(2021)(The first book in the Dechansay Bright Mystery series)
A novel by Kathy Shuker
Hollywood actress, Esther Langley, has a home in the hills of Provence, an old converted abbey where she keeps her precious art collection. Now she has four paintings in need of restoration: one modern work, fire-damaged, and three crumbling old masters. It looks like a straightforward job for an experienced art restorer like Hannah Dechansay, and who wouldn’t relish a few months in Provence?
But living and working on Esther’s estate isn’t easy. It’s a tortured household, haunted by a tragic death. There’s guilt and recrimination in the air and relationships soon start to unravel. Was the death an accident? Everyone has a different version to tell. There’s something sinister going on and everyone, it seems, has something to hide.
A Crack in the Varnish is the first in the Dechansay Bright Mysteries series but each book is a complete story and can be read in isolation.
Genre: Mystery
But living and working on Esther’s estate isn’t easy. It’s a tortured household, haunted by a tragic death. There’s guilt and recrimination in the air and relationships soon start to unravel. Was the death an accident? Everyone has a different version to tell. There’s something sinister going on and everyone, it seems, has something to hide.
A Crack in the Varnish is the first in the Dechansay Bright Mysteries series but each book is a complete story and can be read in isolation.
Genre: Mystery
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