The Decoupage Mysteries are a series of cozy mysteries by Jenn McKinlay the American author. McKinlay published Stuck on Murder the first novel of the Decoupage Mysteries in 2009 and went on to make the series a trilogy with Sealed with a Kill the last of the series coming out in 2011. Brenna Miller is former City Girl that once lived in Boston but has now moved to the small town of Morse Point in South Carolina. She had left behind a painful past to move to the country side where a friend had offered her a job in her paper shop. She has never told anyone about her terrible past that had left her untrusting of any seemingly violent person and even the police officers. To cope with her pain from past ordeals she engages in amateur sleuthing as a form of therapy. …show more content…
Just like the flowers and leaves which are bursting out in color, some of the residents of the small town are also showing their true colors. Brenna has taken up a job as a tour guide and is showing a small group of tourists the sights and sounds of Morse Point Lake. A tourist points out a strange bird that he believes is not native to New England, but a closer look reveals that it is a small hand jutting out of leaves. Brenna is relived that at least she does not know the victim this time, only to learn that he is her best friend’s father’s business partner. She is right back in the middle of a tricky situation. Cut to the Corpse the second novel in the series is another excellent novel in the series with one of the most interesting stories. Tara a Boston socialite has fallen in love with Jake a local mechanic. Tara has invited some of her old friends including Tenley and Brenna to her bachelorette party. But things go haywire when Brenna wakes up to find Tara in bed with Clue Jakes best friend. Clue is dead and Tara is holding a knife and claims no recollection of the events of the night