The Diva Paints the Town — Krista Davis

NOW YOU SEE ME...NOW YOU DON'T.

Sophie Winston's reclusive neighbor, Professor Mordecai Artemus, has died--and left his sprawling home to his Pomeranian. Sophie feels a tad guilty for not having befriended Mordecai. But at least she's not as heartless as her nemesis, Natasha, who's descended upon the house with a crew of interior designers and contractors to renovate the place for the statewide Spring Home and Garden Tour.

Even Sophie's been assigned a room to decorate: the family room, where the Professor did most of his living--and where he died. In the midst of cleaning, spackling, and painting, Sophie uncovers a second body--but when she looks again it's disappeared! Now Sophie has to hammer away to discover the truth about the missing man, before her best friend gets nailed for murder...