Index to Murder

<p>No one could be more orderly or organized than dedicated librarian Helma Zukas. No one could be more rash and raucous than avant-garde artist Ruth Winthrop. Yet the two women are best friends and a resourceful ingenious crime-solving team. So when two of Ruth's latest paintings--each depicting an ex-lover who met a very untimely and mysterious end--are stolen the amazing amateur detectives get to work. </p><p>But digging through Ruth's romantic rendezvous turns up more than broken hearts. There's an angry ex-wife a jealous fellow artist and a rampaging group of local tree-huggers. There's trouble brewing in Bellehaven . . . and only Helma and Ruth can make certain that mayhem doesn't lead to murder.</p>