Wednesday, April 16, 2014

FRAMED by Nikki Andrews

Worldwide Release for FRAMED by Nikki Andrews



 Framed is a quick, fun read.
When a lost painting by local artist Jerry Berger surfaces at the Brush & Bevel, a New Hampshire art gallery, the owner, Ginny Brent, sets out to gather facts about the ten-year old mysterious death of Berger and his model Abby. As Elsie Kimball and Sue Bradley, employees at the Brush & Bevel, aid Ginny in her efforts to track the provenance of the Berger painting, they unearth some surprising and damning evidence about the deaths of the artist and his appealingly-nude model. The mystery lies not only in the cause of the deaths, but in the life of the painting itself.
Andrews’ intimate knowledge of the framing and art industry provides fascinating background information for the mystery.  She fleshes out the novel with quirky New Englanders—from a fishmonger to a local policeman, a jeweler who is deathly afraid of frogs, a customer with terrible taste in art and several bar (that’s bah) owners.
Framed propels the reader to the last page with just enough light-touch humor to soften the edges of a grisly double death. The novel is surely artfully framed.


9 comments:

Nikki said...

Thanks for the review, Susan. I'm so glad you enjoyed the book.

Susan Coryell said...

FRAMED debuts April 18th--world wide release! A cozy mystery for readers of all ages!

Rush11 said...

I just read FRAMED and I particularly enjoyed the quick-witted humor very neatly layered in with the clues to whodunit.

Ashantay said...

This was a fun read! Had me guessing, and that's a plus because I can usually guess the criminal.

Cindy Sample said...

Congratulations, Nikki. I enjoyed this cozy the first time around and learned much about the art industry. I wish you much success with your new publisher!

Nikki said...

Cindy, Alisa, and Ashantay, thanks so much for stopping in. I'm so glad to hear you enjoyed Framed.

Nancy Means Wright said...

A very nice review, Susan, making us all eager to read the novel. I have it on my Kindle, waiting its turn for reading. I'll definitely read it this summer, and looking forward, Nikki!

Nikki said...

Thanks, Nancy. I'm enjoying your book "Walking Into The Wild" and will get a review up once I'm done.

Susan Coryell said...

Thanks, everyone! Great comments and support for Nikki's 5 star book!