Double Jeopardy - A Village of Artists Mystery, #1

"Mystery! Suspense! Clues and red herrings! If you like Jessica Fletcher, Columbo and Miss Marple, you're bound to enjoy the two novellas, 'Yellow, Green, Blue and Dead' plus 'Murder in Magenta', found between the covers of one book, 'Double Jeopardy'. I like the way the author uses the same characters in both stories, set over a year apart. I felt as if I knew everyone and I took their situations almost personally.
Crimes occur in a village of artists and two radio personalities are caught up in a web of intrigue that had me puzzled. Esther does a masterful job of concealing the identity of the killer until the last moment. Once they've been revealed, it's so logical I wondered why I didn't figure it out earlier. The Added Feature at the back of the book, A Stranger in the House, held me nearly spellbound. I couldn't put the book down.
Highly recommend it to all mystery lovers." Jack Diamond, national radio host.