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Katherine Joneson

Escape to Paradise Lost Resort, a jewel of the Avani archipelago, where turquoise waters whisper secrets and honeymoon suites promise bliss. But paradise has a dark heart. Newlyweds are found posed in death, mirroring iconic romantic paintings, transforming the resort into a macabre gallery of love’s demise.

Ethan Bell, the resort’s recently divorced detective, finds the idyllic façade a chilling reflection of his own lost love. Each gruesome tableau strikes a dissonant chord, the killer’s artistry a disturbing echo of his past. Katherine Joneson, the resort’s new art historian, arrives seeking inspiration but finds herself trapped in a nightmare where masterpieces become blueprints for murder.

As Ethan and Katherine collaborate, their shared horror and mutual appreciation for art's duality forge an unexpected bond. Katherine’s artistic insights reveal a hidden language woven into the killer’s selection of paintings, while Ethan’s investigative instincts navigate the resort's labyrinthine secrets. Their investigation leads them to the enigmatic Julian Vance, a renowned painter who vanished decades ago, leaving behind a legacy of breathtaking art and unanswered questions. His final, unfinished masterpiece, rumored to depict a doomed romance on the very island where Paradise Lost now stands, becomes a focal point of the investigation.

Whispers of a cursed painting and the artist's tragic fate intertwine with local folklore, casting a sinister pall over the already unsettling atmosphere. A complex cast of characters – a seasoned art critic with a secret obsession, the resort’s enigmatic psychiatrist, a reclusive art collector – become entangled in the dark legacy of Julian Vance, each a potential suspect. The arrival of Ethan’s ex-wife adds another layer of complexity, stirring unresolved feelings and forcing a confrontation with their shared past.

As Ethan and Katherine delve deeper, they uncover a web of illicit affairs, simmering resentments, and long-held grudges. The idyllic façade of Paradise Lost crumbles, revealing a dark underbelly of deceit and desperation. The resort, once a symbol of romantic escape, becomes a claustrophobic prison.

The hunt for the killer becomes a race against time, a desperate struggle against a twisted artistic vision. Ethan and Katherine find themselves not only pursuing a murderer but also fighting to protect their own burgeoning connection, a fragile flower blooming in the shadow of death. The lines between art and reality, love and obsession, blur as they are drawn into the killer’s twisted game, their own lives mirroring the tragic romance depicted in Vance's lost masterpiece. In the heart of paradise, love and death collide in a final, devastating act, where they must confront the embodiment of artistic obsession and face their own mortality.

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The Art of Murder

Paradise Lost: The Honeymoon Painter

Josh Lanyon

Special Agent Jason West is seconded from the FBI Art Crime Team to temporarily partner with disgraced, legendary “manhunter” Sam Kennedy when it appears Kennedy’s most famous case, the capture and conviction of a serial killer known as the Huntsman, may actually have been a disastrous failure.

The Huntsman is still out there…and the killing has begun again.

Kale Williams

JustJoshin Publishing, Inc.

The Mermaid Murders: The Art of Murder 1

The last thing Jason West, an ambitious young FBI special agent with the Art Crime Team, wants—or needs—is his uncertain and unacknowledged romantic relationship with irascible legendary Behavioral Analysis Unit Chief Sam Kennedy.

And it’s starting to feel like Sam is not thrilled with the idea either.

But personal feelings must be put aside when Sam requests Jason’s help to catch a deranged killer targeting wealthy, upscale art collectors. A killer whose calling card is a series of grotesque paintings depicting the murders.

The Monet Murders: The Art of Murder 2

Nothing up his sleeves. Nothing but murder…

Jason West, hot-shot special agent with the FBI’s Art Crime Team, is at the Wyoming home of Behavioral Analysis Unit Chief Sam Kennedy, recuperating from a recent hit-and-run accident, when he’s asked to consult on the theft of a priceless collection of vintage magic posters.

But before Jason can say “presto change-o,” the owner of the art collection turns up murdered in a National Forest.

When the dead man is revealed to be the Kubla Khanjurer, a much-hated part-time magician accused of revealing the highly guarded secrets of professional illusionists, it seems clear this is a simple revenge killing—until Jason realizes an earlier suspicious death at the trendy magic club Top Hat White Rabbit might be part of the same larger and more sinister pattern.

The Magician Murders: The Art of Murder 3

Someone is watching. Someone is waiting.

Despite having attracted the attention of a dangerous stalker, Special Agent Jason West is doing his best to keep his mind on his job and off his own troubles.

But his latest case implicates one of the original Monuments Men in the theft and perhaps destruction of part of the world’s cultural heritage—a lost painting by Vermeer. Naval Reserve Lieutenant Commander Emerson Harley wasn’t just a World War II hero, he was the grandfather Jason grew up idolizing. In fact, Grandpa Harley was a large part of what inspired Jason to join the FBI’s Art Crime Team.

Learning that his legendary grandfather might have turned a blind eye to American GIs “liberating” priceless art treasures at the end of the war is more than disturbing. It’s devastating.

Jason is determined to clear his grandfather’s name, even if that means breaking a few rules and regulations himself—putting him on a collision course with romantic partner BAU Chief Sam Kennedy.

Meanwhile, someone in the shadows is biding his time…

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