A Palette for Love and Murder - Detective Parrott Mystery Series, #2

THE SCENERY IS LUSH, THE MANSIONS ARE HUGE, AND THE SECRETS ARE DEEP. Detective Oliver Parrott's next case takes us to the ancestral home of Blake Allmond, a renowned artist, whose paintings have been stolen from his studio. Before Parrott can get a foothold on the case, Allmond is murdered in his second home in New York's Gramercy Park. It's out of Parrott's jurisdiction, but he believes the two crimes are related, and he's got the itch to work on both.
Parrott comes to realize Blake Allmond's life is full of mystery. The theft of the paintings turns into a treasure hunt and search for a killer-and then the investigation becomes personal.