First in the Art of the Dead SeriesEvil Comes Alive When She Paints With Ashes of the Dead.A dead serial killer’s spirit longs to kill again and an artist’s canvas becomes its portal. It all started innocently enough when New Orleans painter Kira McGovern mixed some of her mother’s cremated ashes into her oil paints. Entering an altered state, she channeled key moments of her mother’s life into a breathtaking memorial work of art. Her new business, Canvas of Life, was begun...

Second in the Art of the Dead Series fireEvil Comes Alive When She Paints With Ashes of the Dead.A murderer is skinning the faces of victims and stretching them over wooden masks, then setting fires and staking the masks into the ground. The faces are left to watch the blazing inferno so that the dead can witness everything burn to the ground.The FBI is at a loss for leads and motives. In desperation, an agent asks New Orleans painter Kira McGovern for help. She is,...

Third in the Art of the Dead SeriesEvil Comes Alive When She Paints With Ashes of the Dead.A madman who moves particles with his mind laughs when he twists the small bones of a victim’s foot for kicks. Soon, he is closing throats and pinching blood vessels to extort money. It’s only a matter of time before he grows even bolder.Artist Kira McGovern--who can channel the emotional lives of the dead when she paints with their ashes--discovers the madman’s secret while w...