The Art of Murder

By M. E. Maki

After uncovering a web of fraud inside the Bethany Police Department, dedicated North Carolina police officer Autumn Whitcomb expects commendation. Instead, the message is clear: know your place.

Learning of an opportunity in Upstate New York, Autumn accepts a more promising detective position with the Glenside Police Department. She is immediately assigned to investigate the suspicious death of Glenside University's respected archivist. As she investigates, she learns that rare pieces from the university's art collection have quietly vanished. Navigating a new town and tricky university politics, Autumn must unearth the truth behind a chilling murder and who is involved in the art thefts. Autumn realizes the most dangerous secrets are the ones that people will do anything to keep hidden.

In Ukraine, Yuri Rachinskij watches in horror as columns of black smoke from explosions coiled up from Kyiv's skyline. As Director of the National Archives, Yuri faces serious problems. His country is at war and he must keep the National Archives safe. With missile strikes threatening his family, staff, and the archives, the unimaginable happens. He is ordered to travel to Glenside, New York, to find secret military documents hidden inside a box with a priceless artifact. When he becomes the prime suspect in a murder investigation, he fears for his safety-and the possibility that the military secrets will fall into the wrong hands.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0F9L7SWXP
• ISBN13: 9798283224794
• Release Date: May 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"