Jan Murphy
The Art of Seeing Truth
Character-driven mysteries, surprise endings, and delicious fun in between.
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about
Meet Jan
A good mystery book and a strong cup of tea fixes everything.
A brilliant whodunit, memorable characters and a puzzle to solve are the perfect combination for the books I’m drawn to. As an art enthusiast I wrote about what I knew best — the Galleries Series offers readers a splash of art woven into the twists and turns of a page-turning mystery.
What’s hidden beneath the brushstrokes in a painting? Set in and around The Galleries, Nina finds secrets hidden in plain sight — and seeing the truth changes everything.
— from The Art of Seeing Truth
the books
The Galleries Series
A splash of art woven into the twists and turns of a page-turning mystery — one book out now, and the next on its way.
Book 1
The Art of Seeing Truth
What’s hidden beneath the brushstrokes in a painting?
When watercolorist Nina is drawn into a murder she may be blamed for, clearing her name means diving back into her past — and all she believes about her father and her devotion to art.
Book 2 · Coming soon
The Art of Escape
The next Galleries mystery.
Meet Winnie Hudson — a quirky bird enthusiast running from anything that pins her down. Book 2 in The Galleries Series is on the way.
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I’d love to join your book club online. Or if you live in the Southern California area we can arrange a visit. Always willing to provide giveaways and swag.
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