The Antique Hunter's Guide to Murder
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3.3 • 4 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Freya, it's down to you to finish what I started . . .
Freya Lockwood has avoided the quaint English village in which she grew up for the last twenty years. That is until news arrives that Arthur Crockleford, antiques dealer and Freya's estranged mentor, has died . . . and the circumstances seem suspicious.
You will uncover a reservation, I implore you to attend . . .
But when a letter from Arthur is delivered, sent just days before his death, and an ordinary pine chest concealing Arthur's journals, including reservations in her name, are revealed, Freya finds herself sucked back into a life she'd sworn to leave behind.
But beware, trust no one. Your life depends on it . . .
Joining forces with her eccentric Aunt Carole, Arthur's staunch best friend, Freya follows both clues and her instincts to an old manor house for an 'antiques enthusiasts weekend'. But not is all as it seems; the antiques are bad reproductions and the other guests are menacing and secretive.
Can Freya and Carole solve the mystery surrounding the weekend before a killer strikes again?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Miller's winning debut exposes the dark underbelly of the antiques trade. Forty-something Freya Lockwood is facing a personal crisis: her daughter has gone off to college, and her ex-husband has put the house where she's lived for many years up for sale. While bracing for an inevitable eviction, Freya receives word that Arthur Crockleford, an antiques dealer in the English village of Little Meddington, has died and left his business to her and her aunt Carole. Twenty years earlier, Freya was Arthur's partner in tracking down valuable antiquities, but an incident on their final trip together led her to break with Arthur and leave the profession. After Arthur's funeral, Freya and Carole are given a cryptic letter in which Arthur asks Freya to track down an unnamed "item of great value." If she does so, he promises, she will get her former life and career back. Following Arthur's clues, Freya slowly comes to realize she's also on the trail of his murderer. Miller nails the pace and mood of a good mystery on her first try, and Freya is a hugely appealing protagonist. Readers will be clamoring for a sequel.
Customer Reviews
Predictable
Was excited to read this book as the antique aspect intrigued me. The plot was flimsy and the characters didn’t feel authentic.