A review by bookgyrl
Fatal Brushstroke by Sybil Johnson

2.0

I bought this book in advance as I hoped it would be a great first to a new series. This is really a cozy but it did not held my interest for long. I liked Rory (Aurora) and her friend Liz but the book dragged after a couple of chapters. Rory is blamed for things her parents (or mother?) did when she was a baby. Rory is adopted and her mother has a store. While Rory has a job working at home (computer stuff) she is in her mothers store a lot (really... a lot) and there were lots of descriptions of what went on in the store. Rory is a suspect in not one but two murders and that is what triggers her being a sleuth. I had hoped there would be something more with the detective, but he disappointed me a bit. I don't know, the book seemed a bit off. I guessed the murderer from the start and I was annoyed at the fact Rory was blamed a lot and her mother did not even get involved. There was never a heart to heart; it was as if her mother did not even know Rory was a suspect. I don't think I will buy another one in this series.