The Bloody Canvas — K.J. Kalis

The only thing left of art student Hailey Park is the blood she dripped onto the bricks of Calhoun Square.Journalist-turned-sleuth, Kat Beckman, hears about Hailey's murder while at a conference hundreds of miles away in New York City. Her husband, editor of the online paper, The Hot Sheet asks her to investigate. He's insistent she go. A ten-year-old boy, the same age as Kat's son, Jack, has been accused of stabbing the young girl.But why?As Kat joins the hunt for the motive behind the killing, she uncovers a complex tale of pride, deceit, murder and forgery that leads to a family that takes their revenge out on each other and those around them.The Bloody Canvas is the fifth book in the Kat Beckman amateur sleuth mystery book series. If you like Tom Clancy, James Patterson and Lee Child, then you'll love this fast-paced, action-packed thriller series.