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Readers will be enchanted by the descriptions of the Southwest landscape seen through Georgia's artistic eye. Fans of historical mysteries that feature real-life people will enjoy this series * <b>Booklist</b> * The Land of Enchantment is the perfect backdrop for a murder investigation among historic characters both artistic and evil * <b>Kirkus Reviews</b> * The intricately plotted mystery puts a new spin on several historical figures . . . Lasky provides vivid descriptions through O'Keeffe's eyes that bring the setting and timeframe to life * <b>Library Journal Starred Review</b> of <b>Light on Bone</b> * Step aside Miss Marple, Eugenia Potter, and Kinsey Millhone - Georgia O'Keeffe is the new sleuth in town! Kathryn Lasky brings the rich imagination of her YA and Juvenile books to Light on Bone, a stunning, suspenseful adult mystery. Vivid prose brushstrokes bring the legendary artist, the Southwest landscape she loved, and a complicated plot with historical and imagined characters to life * <b>Katherine Hall Page</b>, author of the award-winning Faith Fairchild series, on <b>Light on Bone</b> * Georgia O'Keeffe as an amateur sleuth? A daring idea that works like a charm for the highly talented Kathryn Lasky. What a wide range of characters, from the very good to the very bad, she brings to life in this wonderful novel! And the portrait of the artist is superb * <b>Peter Abrahams</b>, author of The Tutor, on <b>Light on Bone</b> * Kathryn Lasky draws Georgia O'Keeffe's New Mexico with her own skillful hand. The deftest of efforts, Light on Bone gives us a murder mystery as seen through the mind of a mid-century artist free enough from convention to catch what others miss. I couldn't put it down * <b>Gregory Maguire</b>, author of Wicked, on <b>Light on Bone</b> * Kathryn Lasky's vivid Light on Bone applies the extraordinary eye of Georgia O'Keeffe to overlapping mysteries in 1930s New Mexico. O'Keeffe's righteous vision does not flinch from the truth, and we follow her gaze in fascination through this masterfully woven story * <b>Joseph Finder</b>, New York Times bestselling author of Judgment and House on Fire, on <b>Light on Bone</b> * The characters are rich, the setting is sublime . . . a memorable and beautiful book * <b>Brenda Buchanan</b>, author of the Joe Gale mysteries, on <b>Light on Bone</b> *

The intricately plotted mystery puts a new spin on several historical figures . . . Lasky provides vivid descriptions through O'Keeffe's eyes that bring the setting and timeframe to life * <b>Library Journal Starred Review</b> of <b>Light on Bone</b> * Step aside Miss Marple, Eugenia Potter, and Kinsey Millhone - Georgia O'Keeffe is the new sleuth in town! Kathryn Lasky brings the rich imagination of her YA and Juvenile books to Light on Bone, a stunning, suspenseful adult mystery. Vivid prose brushstrokes bring the legendary artist, the Southwest landscape she loved, and a complicated plot with historical and imagined characters to life * <b>Katherine Hall Page</b>, author of the award-winning Faith Fairchild series, on <b>Light on Bone</b> * Georgia O'Keeffe as an amateur sleuth? A daring idea that works like a charm for the highly talented Kathryn Lasky. What a wide range of characters, from the very good to the very bad, she brings to life in this wonderful novel! And the portrait of the artist is superb * <b>Peter Abrahams</b>, author of The Tutor, on <b>Light on Bone</b> * Kathryn Lasky draws Georgia O'Keeffe's New Mexico with her own skillful hand. The deftest of efforts, Light on Bone gives us a murder mystery as seen through the mind of a mid-century artist free enough from convention to catch what others miss. I couldn't put it down * <b>Gregory Maguire</b>, author of Wicked, on <b>Light on Bone</b> * Kathryn Lasky's vivid Light on Bone applies the extraordinary eye of Georgia O'Keeffe to overlapping mysteries in 1930s New Mexico. O'Keeffe's righteous vision does not flinch from the truth, and we follow her gaze in fascination through this masterfully woven story * <b>Joseph Finder</b>, New York Times bestselling author of Judgment and House on Fire, on <b>Light on Bone</b> * The characters are rich, the setting is sublime . . . a memorable and beautiful book * <b>Brenda Buchanan</b>, author of the Joe Gale mysteries, on <b>Light on Bone</b> *

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Kathryn Lasky is the author of over one hundred books for children and young adults, including the Guardians of Ga'Hoole series, which has more than eight million copies in print, and was turned into a major motion picture, Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole. Her books have received numerous awards including a Newbery Honor, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, and a Washington Post-Children's Book Guild Nonfiction Award. She has twice won the National Jewish Book award. Her work has been translated into nineteen languages worldwide. She lives with her husband in Cambridge, MA.

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