The Coloring Crook

The Coloring Crook by Krista Davis is the second book in the cozy Pen Ink Mysteries series This series has the unique set up of the protagonist being an artist who draws adult coloring books so to celebrate that the publisher has made the cover of hard copies a drawing to be colored in by the reader.Each book in this series does have it s own contained mystery to be solved so books may be read out of order if choosing There of course is character building carried over story to story thou The Col [...]

The Georgetown bookstore Florrie Fox manages has added a weekly coloring group, and Florrie has enjoyed getting to know the regulars One of them, Dolly Cavanaugh, also enjoys bargain hunting at estate sales, and one week she comes in excited about her latest find, a copy of The Florist, a rare adult coloring book from the 1700 s However, later that night, Florrie finds Dolly dead with a corner of a piece of paper in her hand That s all that can be found of book Dolly just bought As secrets b The [...]

The Coloring Crook by Krista Davis was a light, easy read, just what I needed after a rather intense week It is filled with easy to like characters, a charming setting and several mysteries to untangle The primary mystery revolves around who killed Dolly, and as the story progresses the other mysteries begin to surface This is the classic definition of a cozy mystery There is a murder, with little emphasis on blood, guts and gore The primary protagonist is Florrie, bookstore manager, with The Co [...]

Florrie Fox manages a bookstore in Washington, D.C and is an adult coloring book artist When her friend Dolly shows her a rare first edition coloring book she found at an estate sale, Florrie unwittingly becomes a target when the estate wants the valuable book back plus international buyers seek to find the book, also Dolly hid her precious find before someone killed her.More than one mystery is skillfully blended into this plot and the pace is steady and absorbing The author has outdone her Flo [...]

The Coloring Crook by Krista Davis is the second A Pen Ink Mystery Florrie Fox is the manager of Color Me Read, a bookstore in Georgetown, Washington D.C She also creates adult coloring books in her spare time Dolly Cavanaugh is introducing Florrie to estate sales and how you can sometimes find a diamond in the rough especially at sale run by Percy McAllister Florrie leaves Dolly browsing while she hurries off to work At the Hues, Brews and Clues Coloring Club later that day, Dolly sh The Colori [...]

The Coloring Crook by Krista Davis is the second book in the Pen Ink series and was a entertaining addition to this series.Florrie attends an estate sale with her sister and friends patrons of the bookstore Although she finds nothing of interest to her she does meet a sleazy young man who maligns books However, one of the patrons does find a rare book at the sale but before she can do little than celebrate her great find she is killed With Ms Davis writing I felt like I was with Florri The Color [...]

Florrie Fox works at a bookstore called Color Me Read in Georgetown, Washington, D.C One of her neighbors who loves to go to garage and yard sales buys a coloring book at an estate sale Dolly then brings the book to Florrie for authentication but before it can be properly valued, Dolly is found dead in her apartment and the book is missing Florrie sets out to find the missing book and the killer.The plot was good and the mystery was multi layered Several characters had family secrets, which Flor [...]