Paint the Town Dead

Listed in the Visual Arts category on Art In Fiction, Paint the Town Dead  (2015) by Sybil Johnson is the author’s second Aurora Anderson mystery. It’s June in the quiet Los Angeles County city of Vista Beach, the place computer programmer and tole-painting enthusiast Aurora (Rory) Anderson calls home. Decorative painters are flocking to the newly built Akaw Hotel to attend the Ocean Painting Society’s inaugural convention.   During the weeklong event, Rory plans on shopping the trade show floor, working in her mother’s booth, taking classes, and connecting with other decorative painting fans. She doesn’t expect to witness her childhood friend collapse in class and die.   When the police find no evidence of foul play, Rory embarks on her own investigation. Can she brush aside the lies to uncover the truth and bring the killer to justice? Sybil Johnson decided to try her hand at writing mysteries after a rewarding career in the computer industry. Her short fiction has appeared in Mysterical-E and Spinetingler Magazine, among others. Originally from the Pacific Northwest, she now lives in Southern California where she enjoys tole painting, studying ancient languages and spending time with friends and family.    Buy Now from Amazon Buy Now from Bookshop