A handmade, colorful quilt on a wooden table with a cup of coffee, an open journal, watercolor paints, and paintbrushes. The background is a picturesque town scene with mountains and shops, surrounded by flowers and greenery, creating a cozy, artistic atmosphere.

Book cover titled "Principal Suspect" by Katrine Alexander, featuring a watercolor illustration of Winkle Creek town with a stone bridge, a church, and historic buildings, floral accents, a photograph of a woman with glasses and curly hair labeled "Meet Corda Coates," an open notebook with a poem, a bird figurine, paintbrushes, a cup of coffee, and an artist's palette.

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Book cover for 'Pattern of Lies' by Katrine Alexander featuring an outdoor arts and crafts show with tents, artworks, flowers, and people shopping, with a portrait of Corda Coates in the top right corner.

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A collage of illustrated portraits and biographies of elderly women, including Loretta Pruitt, Chester Briggs, Velda Rutherford, Leora Hollenbeck, and others, with decorative backgrounds of flowers, a church, and a small town scene.

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