Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger’s Palette | 1998 | Dianne Day | Buy |
| 2 | Sketches with Wolves | 2001 | Dianne Day | Buy |
The Caroline Canfield Mysteries follow an artist with a knack for getting involved in crimes. Tiger’s Palette (1998) and Sketches with Wolves (2001) put Caroline in situations where her knowledge of the art world gives her an edge that the police lack. It’s a two-book series that Dianne Day wrote while also publishing her Fremont Jones novels.
Day brings the same careful plotting to Caroline Canfield that she developed in her historical mysteries, but in a contemporary setting. The art world backdrop gives these books a different feel from the fog-and-gaslight atmosphere of the Fremont Jones series, and Caroline’s perspective as a working artist adds a layer of specificity to the detective work.