The Painting Murders

A gripping psychological mystery with a brilliant twist.

Mystery masterminds J. S. Donovan, author of The Painting Murders, and Roger Hayden, author of The Secret Letter, which have collectively accumulated 200+ five-star reviews, come together in this super box set for the first time!

The Painting Murders

Newlywed artist Ellie Batter has it all: the perfect husband, the dream job, and a nice cushion of money earned through years of sacrifice and hard work. After creating her latest masterpiece, Ellie's entire world is flipped upside-down. What caused her to paint the bloodied stranger? Ellie didn't know, but days later, a woman of the painting's exact likeness is found dead. Obsessed with finding answers, Ellie quickly becomes the next target of a mysterious killer hunting artists throughout the city of Northampton, Massachusetts.

The Secret Letter

A mysterious chain letter is only the beginning to an inescapable nightmare. Homicide Detective Michael Dobson has seen many things in his long years on the force, but nothing can prepare him for a series of murders linked through the same mysterious chain letter mailed to the victims before their untimely demise. The answers lie in the victims’ pasts, leading Dobson and his rookie partner on a serpentine quest through the dark recesses of vengeance and betrayal. Can he stop the killer in time, or will a brutal fate await all who have made the killer’s list?