Red Canvas

Written by Andrew Nance

Narrated by Amanda Stribling

In the seaside city of San Marco, Florida, Lise Norwood spends her days serving papers and her nights spying on cheating spouses. But before she became a PI, she was an art major at San Marco University. So when the local police ask her to consult on a murder case in which the victim was posed to resemble a classic Greek sculpture, Lise dusts off her art history degree and joins the task force.
As the artistic madman known as Michelangelo continues to copy more works of art, Lise starts her own investigation into the gruesome killings. When she gets too far, she’s fired from the case.
Being told to step back only spurs her to dig deeper. Her inquiries take an ugly and personal turn when Michelangelo threatens to make her his next bloody masterpiece. And the key to the case might be a stolen piece of artwork very few know exists.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Everand Productions
• Release date: Dec 7, 2021
• ISBN: 9781094433875

Andrew Nance

Andrew Nance is retired from a twenty-five-year career as a morning radio DJ. He uses his storytelling skills to give ghost tours throughout historic St. Augustine, Florida, where he lives. He is the author of Daemon Hall and Return to Daemon Hall: Evil Roots.

Reviews for Red Canvas

[Lee Ann Gatewood · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

The sex details make this not worth it to finish

[Cindy McBrearty · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Moves quickly. No super heroics. Good plot only a little too gruesome at times

[Dorern · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

The storyline and the police procedure in this book is too faked.

[Cilica · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

A writer who creates a character of intelligence to snatch it away to dumbness when moving the story along. Poor story telling. "No quick wittedness here" as quoted in description.

[candyadams03 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I was shocked I enjoyed it so much I love to aspects of the art history everybody should know more art history and I love the fact that we have a PI really good book

[Oana Anton · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Fmc is a bit dum. Giving out case information right and left. Boyfriend is an ass hat. The grumpy detective I like. All in all 2.5-3 starts

[Lara Pretorius · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Captivating read . Great main character! Thankfully the romance was minimal and the sleuthing high! I highly recommend a listen!

[Rachel Swatton · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

An average mystery. If you aren't a fan of gory details this isn't for you. Figured out the killer almost immediately, but kept my interest well enough to finish the story and see if I was right!

[Karen Anne Schreiber · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I loved the continued mystery (“whodunnit”) and was properly surprised! Nice dialogue, interesting book!

[Chancee Christian · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Better than expected and didn’t see the ending… great job

[Meghan Laue · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Predictable ending but the story makes it worth it. Recommend

[Lisa Moriah Chenthitta · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Well written, twisty and interesting setting with the fine art works in play. I guessed the villain pretty early on, but there were a lot of twists and adventure getting to the big reveal, so I didn’t mind at all that I knew. Would definitely listen to the next installment in this series when it becomes available.

[Jeanne Nichol · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Intriguing story! I connected with characters. Fresh. I was hooked from story beginning. Surprised at ending!

[d-fbuser-66028664 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Loved the main character’s personality. Smart and funny. I did figure it out but not til later in the book than normal. Editing could have been tighter-one sequence they head to his house, but the next morning it was like she was at hers. But, all in all, a pretty good listen!

[Joyce Harout · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

Wow. Why not destroy a perfectly awesome story by throwing in a young BIMBO who has knowledge of art and disagreed and belittles every VETERAN detective who is trying to do his job. Her sarcastic/toxic attitude toward men killed the story. I stopped listening.

[Rebecca Hayes · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Great plot line and storytelling. I had to slow down the narration to .8 though. She had a bit of a chipmunk voice which sounded perfect when slowed, a bit grating at normal speed. She had great technique tho.

[Laurie · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Really, really enjoyed this story - a nice surprise! Now? I’m looking to see if there’s another in a series. Narrator did a good job, as well.

[Nancy Vieth · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Violent, keeps the reader guessing. Had the bad guy wrong 3 times! Depressing ending.

[Anne Stevens · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Couldn't stop Listening. Totally engaging. Worth the read or listen.

[Marsha · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Interesting book with a different focus than a lot of serial killer murder mysteries. Likeable PI without the hard nosed detective that you see in other novels.

[Audrey Smith · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

Could not even get halfway through chapter one narrator's Voice is just not right for reading

[Diana Wilkins · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Masterful suspense. A bit distracting though is that San Marco, where this story is set, is in real life a neighborhood in Jacksonville.

[lisapaloma · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Engaging story line with twists and turns as suspicion falls on different characters. The protagonist's actions tend toward unethical in some instances, to illogical in others. She needs to present a more consistent sense of herself without so much explaining. The feel of the writing is laudably non-sexist without lecturing.
The narrator could have better familiarized herself with the work before recording. Mispronunciations and weird accents detract from the flow of the reading. As with many female readers, male characters' voices are given odd intonations and snarly voices to distinguish them, rather than pitch and modulation changes.
I'll look forward to the book in which Lise solves her cousin's murder!

[Karen Chandler · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This book is so fast moving. You have many twists and turns as you do in mysteries, but it keeps you on edge and wanting more. You won't figure out who the killer is until the end, and I have to say I was surprised. You don't want to miss this book.

[Leah Barton Tew · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

If you like bad Lifetime movies, you’ll love this book. The world is full of truly amazing books; don’t waste your time on this unoriginal, re- hashed fodder. The only reason I gave it two stars instead of one is because it’s not a bodice ripper.

[CFP INC · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

The stories were good but the voices don’t fit the characters at all, really distracting.

[Susan Masters · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

The so called heroine was odious and too self important. The plot was obvious and I wished she was killed rather than the characters who tried to keep her alive. Why?

[Amzette · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This was a very enjoyable listen. It had a great cast of characters and it kept me entertained all the way through. I actually called the killer correctly, quite early on. I’m looking forward to reading more books by this author.

[Hessah · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

It was predictable as less than half way into the novel, I predicted 2 characters to be of person on interest. 4 Chapters later, I guessed the culprit correctly as some of the circumstances were too specific and I think the author struggled with the culprit identity. The murder crime scenes were clever and quite original, but they helped narrow the list of Suspects. I would have preferred for the author not to identify the killer and extended the series into a trilogy for example so as to expand the list with the arrival of FBI ( who had no meaningful contribution in this novel ). It will surely be better.

[rinkugeeyo · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I enjoyed thinking alongside Lise, as she tried to figure out the identity of the serial killer. Though there were a bunch of red herrings thrown in, I was able to guess who it was quite early. But, I still enjoyed the ride along.