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""An overlooked masterpiece brings a prominent family's hidden dramas to a head in this saga of deception and artistic dreams gone awry."" -Regina Buttner, award-winning author of The Revenge Paradox When Petula Kerslake returns to her childhood home in the Catskill Mountains, she discovers that the family painting hanging above the library mantel-long suspected to be valuable-is actually worth a staggering fortune. But the Fleming Foundation, which inherited the historic mansion and its contents, immediately moves to auction off the Sarah Cole masterpiece, citing fiduciary responsibility. Determined to keep the painting in the family and community where it belongs, Petula and her siblings must navigate a web of family secrets, legal battles, and small-town politics. Her brother Chad has been managing the estate-the mansion and its collection of heirlooms-but his choices raise suspicions, and her younger brother Tripp becomes entangled in the mysterious death of an artist famed for reproducing masterpieces. As the siblings fight to reclaim their heritage, they uncover shocking truths about their family's past and the painting's true history.

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""An overlooked masterpiece brings a prominent family's hidden dramas to a head in this saga of deception and artistic dreams gone awry."" -Regina Buttner, award-winning author of The Revenge Paradox ""A cracking art world mystery filled with intrigue and told with a great eye for rural details about family loyalty, secrets, and frailty."" -Dan Kopcow, award-winning author of Madcap Serenade ""With distinctive characters, an alluring setting, and both the provenance of the painting and an unsolved murder hanging in the balance, The Painting masterfully fills in the frame with finely rendered scenes of small town life, and family dynamics."" -Linda Lowen, author of Secret Syracuse

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Sheila Myers, a college professor who lives in Upstate New York, is an award-winning author of six novels. Her stories draw inspiration from current events, the natural world, and meandering around cemeteries. When she's not writing, she's hiking in the woods, swimming in a glacial lake, or walking with friends and family. On a lazy day, you'll find her binge-watching Antiques Roadshow. Sheila has appeared as a featured guest on the History Channel and numerous podcasts. Her essays and short stories have been published in Adirondack Life Magazine, The Appalachia Journal, and The Stone Canoe Literary Magazine. Connect with her at www.sheilamyers.com or on social media @SheilaMyersAuthor.

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