The Village Hall Vendetta

Theres a fine art to murder Hal Mulberry has long dreamt of owning the iconic painting, Buttermere at Dawn. And now the entrepreneur has got his hands on it, hes determined to bring it back to the Lakes where it belongs and put it on show, turning Penrith Village Hall into a cultural hotspot with the painting at its heart. Journalist Jason Brazel is delighted to get the exclusive. Even if his mother in law, Amita, thinks hes making a fuss about an ugly piece of modern art. But when Amita uncovers a theory that the painting is cursed, she wonders just what Hal is bringing to their door: hex, hoax or dirty-deal? While the great and the good gather for the unveiling, someones got murder on their mind. And its up to Jason and Amita to find who is trying to put people out of the picture permanently.