Welcome to the world of Poppy Woodstock
where beautiful weddings, buried secrets, and unexpected murders are all part of the job.
About
Violet Grant
Artist and author Violet Grant finds beauty, mystery, and meaning in the details others overlook.
Violet Grant is an Adelaide-based artist and author whose stories are inspired by the landscapes, communities, and hidden corners of South Australia.
From the vineyards of the Barossa Valley and Adelaide Hills to the city's leafy suburbs and sunlit beaches, her novels explore the places people gather, celebrate, and keep secrets. Drawn to the details that often go unnoticed, she writes mysteries rich in observation, humour, and the complexities of human relationships.
A lifelong lover of art, storytelling, and South Australian life, Violet enjoys discovering the extraordinary stories that can be found in seemingly ordinary places.
The Wedding Artist is her debut novel and the first book in the Poppy Woodstock Mystery series.
The Wedding Artist Mysteries
follow wedding artist Poppy Woodstock as she travels across Adelaide and regional South Australia, painting life's most joyful celebrations. Gifted with an artist's eye for the details others overlook, Poppy finds herself uncovering long-buried stories, forgotten lives and carefully kept secrets. Blending mystery, art, humour and heart, the series celebrates the enduring power of memory, community and the truths hidden in plain sight.
The Wedding Artist introduces readers to Poppy Woodstock, a talented wedding painter whose artist's eye notices what others miss. When a glamorous Adelaide wedding ends in tragedy, Poppy is drawn into a mystery of secrets, deception and unexpected romance. Filled with warmth, humour and unforgettable characters, this charming whodunit is the first novel in The Wedding Artist Mysteries, where every celebration has a story waiting to be uncovered.
Coming Soon
The Forgotten Artist is the second novel in The Wedding Artist Mysteries. When wedding artist Poppy Woodstock inherits an unfinished investigation into the disappearance of a forgotten painter, she uncovers a story that reaches far beyond a missing person. Rich with art, friendship and Adelaide's cultural history, The Forgotten Artist is a warm, character-driven mystery about memory, legacy and the extraordinary lives that deserve to be remembered.
