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Murder in Pastel |
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 Murder in Pastel byD.L. Browne, writing as Colin Dunne Writer’s Club Press/iUniverse.com 212 pages, May 2000 ISBN 0595092810 Reviewed by Nancy Mehl One day, famed artist Cosmo Bari walked into the woods surrounding his seaside home in Steeple Hill, and disappeared. His son Kyle wonders why. Was it because Cosmo couldn’t deal with the onset of Kyle’s heart problems? Was he too much of a burden to his flamboyant father? Or was there a much deadlier reason? Kyle must unravel the mystery of his father’s fate as it wraps itself around his own life - with murderous consequences. The man Kyle has been in love with for years moves back to Steeple Hill, bringing with him his lover, Brett Hansen. Kyle yearns for Adam MacKinnon, but Brett stands between them, until he is murdered. Now, the local sheriff must try to figure out who the murderer is, and he’s looking in Kyle’s direction. Kyle must try to solve the murder before he is blamed yet he has no idea who he can trust, and why killing Brett was so important. Cosmo Bari’s missing masterpiece, The Virgin in Pastel, is the single thread running through all the lies and secrets that swirl through Steeple Hill’s artistic residents. No one knows if it even exists anymore, but Kyle is sure of one thing: discovering the true story behind the painting will tell him who killed Brett, and who is trying to kill him. Murder in Pastel is a great mystery, told around well-drawn characters with a smooth and near flawless writing style. It shows the author's strong storytelling abilities as they transcend the character’s sexual preferences, making this novel a very satisfying read. |
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