Antiques Bizarre
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4.0 • 6 Ratings
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- $2.99
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- $2.99
Publisher Description
A cozy mystery with “a fast-paced plot, plenty of tongue-in-cheek humor, and tips on antique collecting” (Library Journal).
Spring has sprung a major leak in far-from-serene Serenity, as the Mississippi River drops in for an extended stay. With homes and businesses flooded, how better to help the town recover than by staging a church bazaar?
Brandy Borne knows her mother Vivian's plan, however, is more likely to lean toward bizarre, especially when she hears Mother wheedle a reclusive Russian heiress into donating the last Faberge egg ever created! When the winning bidder turns up mortally scrambled, Brandy and Mother cook up a plan to crack the case of this killer. . .who is one seriously bad egg!
Includes Miss Brandy Borne's Tips On Antiques!
“Auction tips and a recipe for spicy beef stew enhance this satirical cozy.”—Publishers Weekly
Praise for Barbara Allan and the Trash 'n' Treasures Mystery Series. . .
“Top pick! . . .thrills, laugh-out-loud moments and amazingly real relationships.”—Romantic Times Book Reviews
“Engaging and utterly believable.”—Sara Paretsky
“This is surely one of the funniest cozy series going.”—Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In Allan s giddy fourth antiques mystery set in the Midwestern Mississippi River town of Serenity (after 2008 s Antiques Flee Market), Vivian Borne persuades elderly Nastasya Petrova to contribute her Faberg egg to a charity auction for Serenity flood victims. When Madam Petrova dies in a mass poisoning at the auction and someone pushes the winning bidder for the Faberg egg, a Chicago art dealer, down a spiral staircase to his death, Vivian and daughter Brandy swing into dizzy detecting mode. Brandy must cope with morning sickness (she s a surrogate carrier for close friends) and digest the news from her biological mom that her biological dad is a U.S. senator, but these distractions don t prevent Brandy from getting closer to hunky Serenity police chief Tony Cassato as more bodies pile up. Auction tips and a recipe for spicy beef stew enhance this satirical cozy. Allan is the husband-wife writing team of Max Allan Collins and Barbara Collins.
