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Reviewed by Olga Markova for Readers' Favorite
Green Canvas: A Lise Norwood Mystery by Andrew Nance is a riveting crime mystery with a touch of romantic intrigue. The story unfolds in the quaint neighborhood of San Marco, Florida. We meet Lise Norwood, a private eye with an art degree. The Garrido Museum hired Lise to locate Frederick Carl Frieseke’s painting Cold Green Spring, which had been missing since the 1930s, for an exhibition. After weeks of searching, Lise found it by chance in a rural pub. But before she could rest on her laurels, she suddenly found herself investigating the kidnapping of the painting’s owner and the murder of an eight-year-old homeless boy. These were just the first links in the chain of events that led Lise and her friends into mortal danger.
In Green Canvas, Andrew Nance expertly wove the standalone plot threads into an intricate web of puzzles, making an awesomely suspenseful story from the first chapter to the last. The superbly penned romantic aspect offered a harmonious respite from the fast-paced tension of Lise’s investigation. The transitions between the scenes and the characters, enhanced with atmospheric descriptions of the places and events, created a nearly cinematographic experience. But what made this novel stand out for me was the thought-provoking aspect of Lise and her friends committing crimes to save the lives of others, blurring the fine line between good and evil. This thrilling crime mystery will appeal to adult crime fiction fans, but the child murder and abuse scenes may affect sensitive readers.
