The Drawing Game
(2017)(The third book in the Sketch in Crime Mystery series)
A novel by Deirdre Verne
Join CeCe Prentice as she takes on the green industry in this fast-paced, environmental-themed mystery.
A lover of all things green, CeCe Prentice is not impressed when a fully-sustainable development, Green Acres, pops up next to her family's homestead. It's not so much the ridiculous price tag of the million dollar homes built entirely from re-usable materials and powered by the sun, but rather the new neighbors who think they can simply buy a green lifestyle. To make matters worse, one homeowner turns out to be CeCe's high school nemesis, Phoebe Purcell, a hair-tossing vamp who tried to break up CeCe and her long-time boyfriend, Charlie.
Already disillusioned by the so-called eco-friendly development, CeCe's family home is threatened when a series of power-outages at Green Acres kicks off a rash of home invasions. When neighbors start showing up dead, the mood at Green Acres turns south. But when Charlie, CeCe's on-again, off-again love interest is implicated in the murders, CeCe springs into action when she discovers the only clue - a portrait she painted years ago.
About the Author
Deirdre Verne (Scarsdale, NY) is a college professor and active blogger. A writer whose target audience is the millennium crowd, Deirdre's interest in green living inspired her to create an off-the-grid character who Dumpster dives her way through a suspense-filled mystery series. A member of Sisters in Crime, Deirdre's short stories have appeared in all three of the New York chapter's anthologies: Murder New York Style, Murder New York Style: Fresh Slices, and Family Matters
Genre: Cozy Mystery
A lover of all things green, CeCe Prentice is not impressed when a fully-sustainable development, Green Acres, pops up next to her family's homestead. It's not so much the ridiculous price tag of the million dollar homes built entirely from re-usable materials and powered by the sun, but rather the new neighbors who think they can simply buy a green lifestyle. To make matters worse, one homeowner turns out to be CeCe's high school nemesis, Phoebe Purcell, a hair-tossing vamp who tried to break up CeCe and her long-time boyfriend, Charlie.
Already disillusioned by the so-called eco-friendly development, CeCe's family home is threatened when a series of power-outages at Green Acres kicks off a rash of home invasions. When neighbors start showing up dead, the mood at Green Acres turns south. But when Charlie, CeCe's on-again, off-again love interest is implicated in the murders, CeCe springs into action when she discovers the only clue - a portrait she painted years ago.
About the Author
Deirdre Verne (Scarsdale, NY) is a college professor and active blogger. A writer whose target audience is the millennium crowd, Deirdre's interest in green living inspired her to create an off-the-grid character who Dumpster dives her way through a suspense-filled mystery series. A member of Sisters in Crime, Deirdre's short stories have appeared in all three of the New York chapter's anthologies: Murder New York Style, Murder New York Style: Fresh Slices, and Family Matters
Genre: Cozy Mystery
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