I’ve been following the work of this prolific author ever since I picked up her first book, Pane and Suffering. It is my pleasure to share with you the cover reveal for the next book in her “Paint & Shine” mystery series, coming June 2021.

Book Synopsis
Appalachian artist and local guide Miranda Trent opens a new murder investigation after her Paint & Shine tour group discovers the remains of a missing hiker along an ancient trail. . .

For her latest excursion, Miranda is thrilled to take a close-knit group of rock climbers, the Risky Business Adventurers, up the challenging Battleship Rock Trail to paint and sample moonshine. But the outing is cut short when they discover a skeleton near the trailhead. Even more startling, the bones belong to Howard Cable, Miranda’s cousin…and a former classmate of the Risky Business group.

The sheriff chalks it up to a hiking accident, but Miranda isn’t convinced that Howard, an experienced woodsman, died within sight of a well-marked trail. So, with the help of Ranger Austin Morgan, Miranda sets out on her own investigation and discovers that the Risky Business group is keeping plenty of secrets. But is one of them hiding the truth about Howard’s death?

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Publication Date: June 29, 2021
Publisher: Kensington Books
Format: Print, Digital
Name of Series: Paint & Shine
Number in Series: #2
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Author Website: cherylhollon.com


About the author
Cheryl Hollon writes full time after she left an engineering career designing and building military flight simulators in amazing countries such as England, Wales, Australia, Singapore, Taiwan and India. Fulfilling the dream of a lifetime, she combines her love of writing with a passion for creating art. Cheryl and her husband George live in one of the new fancy apartment buildings in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida.

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