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The Paint by Murders - Harrisburg Homicide Mysteries podcast is an original podcast based on a series of unpublished mystery novels.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:

The Midtown 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. 

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