Guilty Pleasures
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Publisher Description
A church party turns deadly for antiques dealer Lina Townend when she thwarts a thief in this British mystery.
Helping out at a church fête is about the last thing Lina Townend wants to do on a beautiful summer's afternoon. But since the vicar is an old friend, Lina finds herself agreeing to sell a bunch of bric-a-brac.
Nothing too exciting happens at the harmless event—until someone tries to steal a tatty old snuffbox. While the piece doesn't look like much, it seems the box is valuable enough for the would-be thief to attack Lina's business partner Griff, frame Lina for a crime—and kill an old friend.
Lina never imagined a little old snuffbox could cause so much trouble. Now, she has to clear her name by catching the real culprit, before anyone else gets snuffed out.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In Cutler's intriguing third mystery featuring Kent antiques dealer Lina Townend (after February 2011's Ring of Guilt), Lina can't say no to the request of the local vicar, Robin Levitt, to help out at a church fete. When someone snatches an old silver snuffbox from the bric-a-brac stall and runs, Lina and Robin give chase. The thief drops the snuffbox before escaping, but Lina takes a painful spill on the churchyard gravel. Soon, Lina has to deal with more serious crimes attacks, some of them fatal, on friends and acquaintances. Even her older mentor and business partner, Griff, gets beaten by a mysterious stranger. The police question her after a suspect caught on CCTV looks a lot like Lina herself. In the end, against Lina's wishes, Griff consults Detective Inspector Morris, her now married ex-boyfriend, who lends some romantic interest to this enchanting mix of murder and antiques.
