“Cover Art is a perfect cozy escape to cottage country. Westermann seamlessly weaves an artistic tale of a quintessential lakeside village brimming with delightful and quirky characters, ample suspects, and a plucky heroine, Charley Scott. … [F]abulous …”

– Ellie Alexander, author of the Bakeshop Mystery Series

“An artfully crafted mystery full of charm, wit, and page-turning suspense, plus some of the most mouth-watering descriptions I’ve ever read.”
– Daryl Wood Gerber, nationally bestselling author of the Fairy Garden Mysteries

“All Charley wants to do is move back to her family’s vacation town and open a pop up art gallery, but she’s unwittingly drawn into a web of secrets that result in murder. A truly likeable main character who makes an intrepid sleuth, a great setting, and a carefully plotted mystery that will have you guessing right to the end. Cover Art is not too sweet, but perfectly cozy … All that, plus a dog named Cocoa, and a handsome man who owns a handmade chocolate store. I couldn’t ask for anything more.”
– Vicki Delany, author of the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop series

“Westermann deftly paints a tourist town that’s bright and quaint on the surface but harbors secrets that threaten to destroy two people and their attempts to find themselves and each other …”
– Ginger Bolton, author of the Deputy Donut Mysteries

“I had a lot of fun reading Cover Art by Vanessa Westermann. It’s the first in a new series and will make the most perfect summer read. … The book reads like a charm and doesn’t miss a beat. The dialogue is snappy, the character descriptions and interactions are great, and the plot develops very nicely.”
– Marian Misters, Sleuth of Baker Street

“Cover Art by Vanessa Westermann has all the hallmarks of a great summer read.”
“A feast for the senses. … The writing is intelligent, the crime ingenious, and the location heaven.”