PAINT BY MURDERS - a Harrisburg Homicide Mystery

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The Paint by Murders - Harrisburg Homicide Mysteries podcast is an original podcast based on a series of unpublished mystery novels. It is written, hosted, and narrated by M. Travis DiNicola.

This is the fourth episode of the third season.

Paint by Murders – Harrisburg Homicide Mysteries, is an original podcast based on my mystery novels. Season three is based on my novella, BOOK CLUBS CAN BE MURDER, and each episode features subsequent installments from the story.
In this series the Capital city and its art galleries, bars, restaurants, and long-held secrets are featured in these cozy-inspired mysteries that are as unpredictable as the mighty Susquehanna River it sits on

Paint by Murders features the painter, and amateur detective, Keith Reed, his wife Ginger, their crew of neighborhood friends, and the cozy, but sometimes dangerous city of Harrisburg.

In the last episode, Keith and William took a long walk along the Susquehanna River Walk to talk through who in the book club could be the murderer. William then invites Keith to join the book club, both to help him solve Desmond’s murder, but also because with him gone they need another guy in the group. Keith agrees and plans to host the club at the gallery. Later on Keith has a very weird dream about Desmond’s murder – the words, all of them, echo in his mind after.
Here's a list of the book club members:
TheMidtown Book, Social, and Food Club

William – mid 40s, attorney, single dad, been in the book club almost 10 years, friend – not a suspect.

Linda – early 70s, retired from the state, looks like a retired gym teacher, mystery fan, bourbon fan, original founder of the club, knows her poisons (is that weird?) – was the first one suspicious of Desmond’s death, thinks it was arsenic.

Pearl – mid 60s, retired from the state, widowed 3 times under mysterious circumstances, original founder, next-door neighbor to Linda, no motive?

Claire – late 30s or so, married to Luke, chemical engineer, dated Desmond, loud, club leader? original founder, loves to host elaborate dinner parties, Desmond was killed in her house, across the street from his, she didn’t seem to care that he teased her.

Phoebe – around 50, single, taciturn, sweet, works for state in finance? Disappears at times – “secret agent.”

Susan – mid 40s, not a big reader, lives near William, married to Ted (who hated Desmond for his flirting, but wasn’t at the dinner).

Deanne – early 30s, married, hippy soap maker, didn’t like Desmond, called him out, friends with Claire.

Synthia – mid 50s, married, attractive, newest member of the club, recently moved from Colorado, husband a pharmacist? lives near Claire and Desmond (Linda thinks she was having an affair with Desmond and killed him).

Harmony – late 50’s, single, quiet, recently retired from corporate job, travels a lot, wealthy?

Desmond – 55, dead, single, British (accent at least), marketing exec., flirted with almost any woman, teased them too, wrote the club’s newsletter, lived across the street from Claire and near Synthia, buys lots of flowers.

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Paint by Murders is an original, as of yet unpublished, mystery novel. It is the first in a series of Harrisburg Homicides. It is written, hosted, and narrated by M. Travis DiNicola.
This ninth podcast episode includes chapters twenty-five through twenty-seven.
At the Celebration, Charles Beckett, an old friend of Jane’s, acts at the MC. Trevor, and his crew, are there, and noticeably intoxicated. During the remarks by Charles, and Patience Gray, it is revealed that Jane was secretly behind the Alan Moonshine Trust which supported the Gray Gallery. This surprises Keith as he thought Jane didn’t like Moonshine’s work. To honor Jane, Patience invites everyone to a special showing that night at the gallery of Moonshine’s work, including his brick installations. It is also revealed that Jane has left most of her estate to the Susquehanna River Bird Lovers And Advocates, or Sir-blah, which is run by Heidi Fliederbaum. This is a shock to Trevor, who thought he was inheriting everything. At the end of the service, Detective Henry arrives with a warrant for Trevor’s arrest.
Overview: The Capital city and its art galleries, bars, restaurants, and long-held secrets are featured in this cozy-inspired mystery that is as unpredictable as the mighty Susquehanna River it sits on.

When painter Keith Reed stumbles across a dead body in a Harrisburg bookstore, he doesn’t yet know that the victim was bludgeoned with an autographed brick once used in a work by the internationally famous “bad boy” artist Alan Moonshine. Moonshine has been dead for ten years, but his dangerous legacy pushes Keith and his wife, Ginger, to try to paint a picture of what happened before anyone else is murdered, or before Keith’s narcolepsy catches him napping at the worst possible moment.

After a local art gallery recreates a few of Moonshine’s outrageous performances, the actor who portrayed Moonshine is arrested for the crime. Keith suspects that the real killer is still on the loose in this river town: a theory that proves true when a second body is found, floating in the Susquehanna.

Like any good amateur detective mystery there are cats, detailed descriptions of gourmet meals, unique locations, and a quirky community. However, there are also “recreations” of Alan Moonshine’s most important performances, thought-provoking observations about the contemporary art world, and genre-bending moments that bring this story alive.

Each episode of this podcast, dropping once a week, will feature subsequent installments from the novel.

If you would like more information about the project, of have comments you would like to share, please do so on the social media pages where you found this, or email me at [email protected]

Thanks for listening. I hope you enjoy the story!

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Paint by Murders is an original, as of yet unpublished, mystery novel. It is the first in a series of Harrisburg Homicides. It is written, hosted, and narrated by M. Travis DiNicola.
This fifth podcast episode includes chapters twelve through fifteen - Keith meets Patience Gray, who runs the Gray Gallery. She invites Keith to attend a special performance/recreation of Alan Moonshine’s first and last performance pieces which she is presenting that coming Friday, Halloween. Keith and Ginger attend the very strange and pretentious Alan Moonshine’s Alpha Omega. Keith realizes that the actor portraying Moonshine is the young man, Trevor, whom he met at the bar. Trevor’s fiancé, Rose, is there, as is Jane.

Overview: The Capital city and its art galleries, bars, restaurants, and long-held secrets are featured in this cozy-inspired mystery that is as unpredictable as the mighty Susquehanna River it sits on.

When painter Keith Reed stumbles across a dead body in a Harrisburg bookstore, he doesn’t yet know that the victim was bludgeoned with an autographed brick once used in a work by the internationally famous “bad boy” artist Alan Moonshine. Moonshine has been dead for ten years, but his dangerous legacy pushes Keith and his wife, Ginger, to try to paint a picture of what happened before anyone else is murdered, or before Keith’s narcolepsy catches him napping at the worst possible moment.

After a local art gallery recreates a few of Moonshine’s outrageous performances, the actor who portrayed Moonshine is arrested for the crime. Keith suspects that the real killer is still on the loose in this river town: a theory that proves true when a second body is found, floating in the Susquehanna.

Like any good amateur detective mystery there are cats, detailed descriptions of gourmet meals, unique locations, and a quirky community. However, there are also “recreations” of Alan Moonshine’s most important performances, thought-provoking observations about the contemporary art world, and genre-bending moments that bring this story alive.

Each episode of this podcast, dropping once a week, will feature subsequent installments from the novel.

If you would like more information about the project, of have comments you would like to share, please do so on the social media pages where you found this, or email me at [email protected]

Thanks for listening. I hope you enjoy the story!

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The Paint by Murders - Harrisburg Homicide Mysteries podcast is an original podcast based on a series of unpublished mystery novels. It is written, hosted, and narrated by M. Travis DiNicola.

This is the twelfth and last episode of the second season. Season two is based on my second mystery novel, SLEIGHT OF MURDER, and each episode features subsequent installments from the novel.

In this series the Capital city and its art galleries, bars, restaurants, and long-held secrets are featured in these cozy-inspired mysteries that are as unpredictable as the mighty Susquehanna River it sits on.

In the last episode Heidi, the bird lady, reminded Keith that not just the boys but the girls in private schools also wear neck ties. Keith then went to William Hill’s house where he asked questions of William’s daughter Joanna about her school-mate Olivia. Yes, Oliva wears a tie. Yes, Oliva skateboards. And yes, she can turn violent if you call her Olive.

If you’ve been enjoying the episodes, please leave a review and share this with your friends.
If you would like more information about the project, of have comments you would like to share, please do so on the social media pages where you found this, or email me at [email protected]

Thanks for listening. I hope you enjoy the story!
Oh, and stick around after the music ends for a sneak preview of the third season, BOOK CLUBS CAN BE MURDER

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The Paint by Murders - Harrisburg Homicide Mysteries podcast is an original podcast based on a series of unpublished mystery novels. It is written, hosted, and narrated by M. Travis DiNicola.

This is the third episode of the third season.

Paint by Murders – Harrisburg Homicide Mysteries, is an original podcast based on my mystery novels. Season three is based on my novella, BOOK CLUBS CAN BE MURDER, and each episode features subsequent installments from the story.
In this series the Capital city and its art galleries, bars, restaurants, and long-held secrets are featured in these cozy-inspired mysteries that are as unpredictable as the mighty Susquehanna River it sits on

Paint by Murders features the painter, and amateur detective, Keith Reed, his wife Ginger, their crew of neighborhood friends, and the cozy, but sometimes dangerous city of Harrisburg.

In the last episode, Keith met with William and Linda at The River Room to review who is in the book club, and who could be a murderer. Here's the list:
TheMidtown Book, Social, and Food Club

William – mid 40s, attorney, single dad, been in the book club almost 10 years, friend – not a suspect.

Linda – early 70s, retired from the state, looks like a retired gym teacher, mystery fan, bourbon fan, original founder of the club, knows her poisons (is that weird?) – was the first one suspicious of Desmond’s death, thinks it was arsenic.

Pearl – mid 60s, retired from the state, widowed 3 times under mysterious circumstances, original founder, next-door neighbor to Linda, no motive?

Claire – late 30s or so, married to Luke, chemical engineer, dated Desmond, loud, club leader? original founder, loves to host elaborate dinner parties, Desmond was killed in her house, across the street from his, she didn’t seem to care that he teased her.

Phoebe – around 50, single, taciturn, sweet, works for state in finance? Disappears at times – “secret agent.”

Susan – mid 40s, not a big reader, lives near William, married to Ted (who hated Desmond for his flirting, but wasn’t at the dinner).

Deanne – early 30s, married, hippy soap maker, didn’t like Desmond, called him out, friends with Claire.

Synthia – mid 50s, married, attractive, newest member of the club, recently moved from Colorado, husband a pharmacist? lives near Claire and Desmond (Linda thinks she was having an affair with Desmond and killed him).

Harmony – late 50’s, single, quiet, recently retired from corporate job, travels a lot, wealthy?

Desmond – 55, dead, single, British (accent at least), marketing exec., flirted with almost any woman, teased them too, wrote the club’s newsletter, lived across the street from Claire and near Synthia, buys lots of flowers.

Michael then reminded Keith that he was not supposed to bring his detective work into the River Room because it was hazardous to the bar. And then Ginger went over the list of flowers Desmond sent to women in the book club and realized that Susan, Deane, Synthia, Phoebe, and Harmony all possibly had motives to kill him.

If you’ve been enjoying the episodes, please leave a review and share this with your friends.
If you would like more information about the project, of have comments you would like to share, please do so on the social media pages where you found this, or email me at [email protected]

Thanks for listening. I hope you enjoy the story!