There are 'connections' in Murder at the National Gallery, by Jim Eldridge. The bodies that are found resemble those attributed to Jack the Ripper. (Some twenty years ago now). Those bodies were all models that posed for a particular artist. That artist was a suspect in the original case. He claims he is innocent (then and now). Daniel Wilson and Abigail Fenton, dubbed the 'museum detectives' are called ... can they figure out the who and the why? This is a great series!

I know you're not supposed to judge a book by it's cover, but in my defense here, I didn't care much for the blurb, either ... the cover is pink, and the blurb talked about romance and shopping! Canadian Reader thought I'd like it, so I gave The First Faux Pas, the first Lora Weaver mystery, by Katy Leen a try. Lora is a bit out of her comfort zone in Montreal, there's the language challenge after all, and then her job ... as a PI rather than a social worker ... it can lead to some confusing moments. There is a missing person, and pushy, former girlfriend of Lora's boy-friend (she moves in with them) ... and a stalker ... well, let's just say there's a lot going on in this debut novel!

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