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Mural From the Dead
Paperback
Series: Miss Henry Art Cozy Mysteries, Book 12
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Feb 21 2021
Pages: 36
Weight: 0.13
Height: 0.10 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
An earthquake exposes a hidden mural. An old adobe house conceals a forgotten crime. And Miss Henry is about to learn that some secrets survive everything-even plaster, whitewash, and time.
Sometimes history, no matter how carefully buried, refuses to stay hidden.
In Mural from the Dead, the eleventh book in the Miss Henry Cozy Mystery Series, Juliet Henry and Raphael James are still feeling the aftershocks of the San Francisco earthquake that nearly buried Miss Henry in a crypt. But the damage did not stop in San Francisco. Elsewhere in California, the shaking cracked walls, loosened plaster, and revealed something no one expected to see again.
A mural.
Hidden beneath layers of damaged plaster and old whitewash, the long-concealed artwork is uncovered inside a famous adobe house in Monterey-a house already known for its connection to one of California's earliest, strangest, and most mysterious robberies.
For Juliet Henry, the discovery should be an artistic curiosity. A historical puzzle. A chance to examine a rare piece of the past exposed by disaster.
But Miss Henry has never been lucky enough to find only art.
As Juliet and Raphael travel to Monterey to investigate the mural, they find themselves drawn into a mystery where history, greed, old crimes, and modern danger are all painted into the same cracked wall. The more Juliet studies the mural, the more certain she becomes that it may reveal something far more valuable-and far more dangerous-than anyone expected.
Why was the mural hidden?
What really happened during the old robbery?
And who is still willing to protect the truth?
In a town rich with California history and shadowed by secrets, Juliet must separate legend from fact, art from evidence, and coincidence from murder. Because the past may have been plastered over, but it was never truly erased.
And now that it has been exposed, someone may be desperate enough to make sure Miss Henry never tells what she sees.
Mural from the Dead delivers a richly atmospheric blend of cozy mystery charm, art-world intrigue, California history, buried secrets, and classic Miss Henry suspense. Perfect for readers who enjoy clever heroines, old houses, hidden artwork, historical puzzles, and mysteries where the past reaches forward with deadly intent.
Also included is the Miss Henry short story, Joyeux Noel.
In Joyeux Noel, Miss Henry is in Quebec, trying to summon a little Christmas spirit while searching for a missing lawyer. But in true Miss Henry fashion, the holiday season brings more than snow, lights, and good cheer. It also brings unanswered questions, suspicious disappearances, and one more mystery that refuses to wait until after Christmas.
Two Miss Henry mysteries. Two atmospheric settings. One unforgettable sleuth.
Whether she is uncovering a hidden mural in Monterey or hunting for a missing lawyer in Quebec, Juliet Henry knows one thing for certain:
The truth may be buried, hidden, or wrapped in holiday ribbon-but it never stays concealed forever.
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