Check out the cover for the next book in the “Cleo Mack” mystery series from Kensington Books, coming December 3, 2019. 

Title: Murder At The Arts And Crafts Festival
Name of Series: Cleo Mack
Number in Series: Third
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Author: G.P. Gardner
Author Website: gpgardner.com

Book Synopsis
It’s late March in Fairhope, Alabama, and artists from around the country are flocking to the bayside town’s Arts & Crafts Festival. The annual tradition has something for everyone, only this year, the main attraction is murder. . .

Cleo Mack’s life has been a whirlwind since she inadvertely became the executive director of Harbor Village, a retirement community bustling with energetic seniors. Juggling apartment sales, quirky residents, and a fast-moving romance is tricky business. But on-the-job stress develops a new meaning when Twinkle Thaw, a portrait artist known to ruffle a few feathers, arrives unannounced for the weekend’s festival and drops dead hours later—mysteriously poisoned. . .

Twinkle’s bizarre death doesn’t seem like an accident. Not with a sketchy newcomer slinking around town and a gallery of suspects who may have wanted her out of the picture for good. As Cleo brushes with the truth, she soon finds that solving the crime could mean connecting the dots between a decades-old art heist and an unpredictable killer who refuses to color inside the lines. . .

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About the author
Born and raised in Alabama, GP Gardner earned BS and MA degrees in Psychology from the University of Alabama and an MBA from Jacksonville State University. She also studied biopsychology and primatology at the University of Georgia. Her heart still belongs to Talladega College, where she taught business. Her writing life began with short stories, some of which were published in regional literary journals and some of which won prizes. She enjoys the classic mystery writers as well as contemporary whodunits, and reads widely, especially in biography, history, and nonfiction. She is a knitter and once owned a knit shop in Fairhope, AL.

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