Murder at the Portrait Studio
(2026)(The seventh book in the Barb Stitch Cozy Mystery series)
A novel by Nina A Wells
A missing name. A murdered exhibit co-chair. And a town determined to keep its past tidy.
Librarian Barbara Stitch prefers quiet stacks and orderly records to people. But when the co-chair of Broad Hollow’s Founders’ Day exhibit is murdered inside the annex office days before opening night, Barbara notices details that refuse to align.
With her golden retriever Suga at her side, Barbara begins sorting clues the way she handles fragile archives—carefully, patiently, and with stubborn respect for the truth. Cafe owner Nora offers steady calm, while Greta from the pet shop brings theories and determination.
Then she discovers a photograph where one woman’s name was erased.
Local historian Leonard Quill wants the exhibit to protect founding-family legacy. Logistics coordinator Denise Pike pushed the victim to simplify the records before opening night.
Now evidence is disappearing, tempers are rising, and someone is protecting more than the past.
If she doesn’t uncover the truth soon, she may be the next part of Broad Hollow’s history to disappear.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Librarian Barbara Stitch prefers quiet stacks and orderly records to people. But when the co-chair of Broad Hollow’s Founders’ Day exhibit is murdered inside the annex office days before opening night, Barbara notices details that refuse to align.
With her golden retriever Suga at her side, Barbara begins sorting clues the way she handles fragile archives—carefully, patiently, and with stubborn respect for the truth. Cafe owner Nora offers steady calm, while Greta from the pet shop brings theories and determination.
Then she discovers a photograph where one woman’s name was erased.
Local historian Leonard Quill wants the exhibit to protect founding-family legacy. Logistics coordinator Denise Pike pushed the victim to simplify the records before opening night.
Now evidence is disappearing, tempers are rising, and someone is protecting more than the past.
If she doesn’t uncover the truth soon, she may be the next part of Broad Hollow’s history to disappear.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
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