Portrait of a Dead Guy, A Cherry Tucker Mystery book 1 by Larissa Reinhart

Can small-town artist Cherry Tucker outwit a killer? A fun, fast-paced, rollicking start to the Cherry Tucker Mysteries. Southern-fried with a side of romance! A Woman’s World Magazine Book Club Pick, a Daphne Du Maurier finalist, Dixie Kane Memorial winner, Night Owl Reviews Top Pick and first in the Wall Street Journal bestselling series!
When the well-heeled Branson family wants to memorialize their murdered son in a coffin portrait, Cherry scrambles to win their patronage from her small town rival. As the clock ticks toward the deadline, Cherry faces more trouble than just a controversial subject. Between ex-boyfriends, her flaky family, an illegal gambling ring, and outwitting a killer on a spree, Cherry finds herself painted into a corner she’ll be lucky to survive.

Category: Mystery – Cozy

A Night Owl Reviews Top Pick from The Wall Street Journal bestselling author Larissa Reinhart. The second in the award-winning, Sassy and Southern Cherry Tucker humorous mystery series.
When Cherry and her friend, Eloise, spend a sultry summer weekend hawking their art at the Sidewinder Annual Brunswick Stew Cook-Off and Eloise dies, the police brush off her death as accidental. However, Cherry suspects someone spiked the stew and killed her friend. Caught between helping Eloise’s family and an ongoing investigation, Cherry finds herself in hot water with her deputy boyfriend. As Cherry calls on cook-off competitors, bitter rivals, and crooked judges, her love life steams. Meanwhile, the killer prepares to cook Cherry’s goose.