The Village Hall Vendetta

There�_Ts 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, he�_Ts 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 he�_Ts 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, someone�_Ts got murder on their mind. And it�_Ts up to Jason and Amita to find who is trying to put people out of the picture �_� permanently.