A Palette for Murder
By Victoria RailA palette knife. A dead mentor. And a student who can't stop asking why.
When twenty-four-year-old artist Shell Hodge discovers the body of her professor, Dr. Doris Leone, stabbed with the tool of their shared craft, her world at UT Austin fractures overnight.
Shell has always been drawn to puzzles, and this one feels personal. As she pieces together the tangled rivalries and secrets behind Dr. Leone's death, she finds herself navigating a world of artistic ambition, jealousy, and betrayal.
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📄 315 pages⏱ ~3 hr read📅 2026
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A palette knife. A dead mentor. And a student who can't stop asking why.
When twenty-four-year-old artist Shell Hodge discovers the body of her professor, Dr. Doris Leone, stabbed with the tool of their shared craft, her world at UT Austin fractures overnight.
Shell has always been drawn to puzzles, and this one feels personal. As she pieces together the tangled rivalries and secrets behind Dr. Leone's death, she finds herself navigating a world of artistic ambition, jealousy, and betrayal.
