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"An entertaining mystery full of quirky characters and solid plotting. Larissa Reinhart writes with panache and flair...Highly recommended for anyone who likes their mysteries strong and their mint juleps stronger! -- Jennie Bentley, New York Times bestselling author of Flipped Out
Reinhart is a truly talented author and this book was one of the best cozy mysteries we reviewed this yearWe highly recommend this book to all lovers of mystery books. Our Rating: 4.5 Stars. Mystery Tribune
In Halo, Georgia, folks know Cherry Tucker as big in mouth, small in stature, and able to sketch a portrait faster than buckshot rips from a ten gauge -- but commissions are scarce. So when the well-heeled Branson family wants to memorialize their murdered son in a coffin portrait, Cherry scrambles to win their patronage from her small town rival.
As the clock ticks toward the deadline, Cherry faces more trouble than just a controversial subject. Between ex-boyfriends, her flaky family, an illegal gambling ring, and outwitting a killer on a spree, Cherry finds herself painted into a corner shell be lucky to survive.
Part of the Henery Press Mystery Series Collection, if you like one, you'll probably like them all! PORTRAIT OF A DEAD GUY is the first book in the Cherry Tucker humorous mystery series. Bonus: Includes book club discussion questions.
The tone of this marvelously cracked book is not unlike Sophie Littlefields brilliant A Bad Day for Sorry, as author Reinhart dishes out shovelfuls of ribald humor and mayhem. It takes a rare talent to successfully portray a beer-and-hormone-addled artist as a sympathetic and worthy heroine, but Reinhart pulls it off with tongue-in-cheek panache. Betty Webb, Mystery Scene Magazine
Dont miss PORTRAIT OF A DEAD GUY by Larissa Reinhart! Portrait is pure enjoyment, a laugh out loud mystery with some Southern romance thrown in. Five stars out of Five. -- Lynn Farris, National Mystery Review Examiner at Examiner.com
Laugh-out-loud funny and as Southern as sweet tea and cheese grits, Larissa Reinharts masterfully crafted whodunit, PORTRAIT OF A DEAD GUY, provides high-octane action with quirky, down-home characters and a trouble-magnet heroine wholl steal readers hearts and have them begging for the next Cherry Tucker Mystery. --Debby Giusti, author of The Captain's Mission and The Colonel's Daughter
Larissa Reinhart's debut sparkles with wit. A fun, fast-paced read and a rollicking start to her Cherry Tucker Mystery Series. If you like your stories southern-fried with a side of romance, this book's for you! -- Leslie Tentler, author of Midnight Caller
I could not put down this fast-paced, action-filled and fun romp in this debut novel that had me laughing out-loud from beginning to end... Boasting southern charm and engagingly amusing banter, this was very enjoyable and a great start to what I hope is a long-running series. -- Dru Ann Love, Drus Book Musings and The Cozy Chicks Blog