A Brush With Death

Capitola, California: A Tin Lantern Publication, 2016. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7. Signed by Author(s). Autographed Copy. Signed by Author on Title Page. Publisher: A Tin Lantern Publication, Capitola, California, 2016. Print Book. Soft Cover Book in Very Good Condition. Cover painting by Nels Eric Oback. Cover silhouette by Kay Holz. Hinged white cover with black titles has faint grayish streaks to lower left corner, otherwise quite clean and unmarked, light wear to corners. White pages very clean and completely unmarked. In December 1929, the outset of the Great Depression has had a terrible effect on the artist colony at Carmel-by-the-Sea. Jobs are scarce. Money is tight. There is talk of issuing local scrip. Amid the promises from the candidates vying for seats on the Carmel City Council, a prominent Socialist and former resident stirs up confrontation as a solution to the villagers' plight. Using her investigating skills, Carmel Pine Cone reporter Nora Finnegan discovers that some are resorting to art fraud, blackmail, and even murder, to survive. In addition to the novel, there is a biographical essay that offers a centennial year tribute to Perry Newberry, author, community activist, and former publisher of the Carmel Pine Cone. 231 pages. 8v0. 2016, A Tin Lantern Publication, Capitola, California.