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"Sets the gold standard for the classic contemporary cozy. Agatha-finalist Jane K. Cleland's writing is top-notch; her plotting and pace smooth and assured. This antiquing series is in mint condition!"
Julia Spencer-Fleming, Edgar finalist and author of All Mortal Flesh.
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HARDCOVER ISBN-13: 978-0312586553 |
SILENT AUCTION
(April, 2010)
Synopsis:
In Silent Auction, the autumn foliage is in full fiery glory on a beautiful day in the little coastal town of Rocky Point, New Hampshire. Josie Prescott arrives at the town's renovated lighthouse to conduct an antiques appraisal and is horrified to discover the bludgeoned body of her neighbor Zoë's beloved nephew, Frankie. The owners of the lighthouse are avid antiques collectors, and Josie soon begins to suspect that a scrimshaw tooth from their collection may be the key to solving the crime that has shaken Rocky Point, and broken her dear friend's heart.
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ISBN-13: 978-0312369446 |
KILLER KEEPSAKES (2009)
Synopsis:
Josie's cheerful and helpful assistant, Gretchen, who turned up unexpectedly just as Josie was setting up shop in New Hampshire doesn't show up for work one day. Surprise turns to alarm when a dead body is found in Gretchen's home—and Gretchen is the prime suspect. Josie sets out to find the real killer, and using her knowledge of antiques, discovers long-buried secrets that help bring Gretchen safely home.
I raced through KILLER KEEPSAKES and really loved it - thanks for a great read....smart and interesting and entertaining."
Linda Fairstein
"Absorbing" and "ingenious"
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HARDCOVER ISBN-13: 978-0312368272 |
ANTIQUES TO DIE FOR (2008)
Synopsis:
Can you imagine what it would be like to be a 12-year old orphan whose sister is murdered? Can you imagine what it would be like if your sister told you that you owned a treasure—a priceless antique—but you don't know what it is or where it is? The murdered woman is Josie's friend—and her young sister consults Josie, asking her for help in finding the treasure. Set on the beautiful New Hampshire coastline, Antiques to Die For is filled with antiques lore and complex plot twists. In the end, using her knowledge of antiques, Josie finds the valuable antique—and solves the crime. And in doing so, she gives a young girl hope.
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| In Cleland’s engaging third Josie Prescott mystery to feature the New Hampshire antiques dealer (after 2007’s Deadly Appraisal), Josie is stunned to learn that her fun-loving friend, Rosalie Chaffee, has been found, drowned, on the Rocky Point shore. When it becomes clear Rosalie was a victim of foul play, suspicion falls on Rosalie’s boss at Heyer’s Modular Furniture, his scheming wife and Rosalie’s gorgeous volunteer fireman boyfriend. The warm, endearing Josie decides not only to investigate but also to take care of Rosalie’s 12-year-old sister, Paige. Aided by a large support group of well-drawn characters headed by her police chief boyfriend, Josie follows such clues as an old diary, an artist’s palette and a misplaced tote bag. Among other antique lore, readers will learn the difference between a highboy and a tallboy in this cleverly crafted cozy. Publisher's Weekly |
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HARDCOVER ISBN 13: 978-0312343668
PAPERBACK ISBN-13: 978-0312373337 |
DEADLY APPRAISAL (2007)
Synopsis:
Josie Prescott, founder of her own New Hampshire-based business, Prescott's: Antiques and Auctions, is hosting a charity gala. Midway through the elegant event, the charity's executive director keels over dead — poisoned. The police don't know if, perhaps, the poison was intended for Josie. In Deadly Appraisal, all is not what it seems — people are adept at creating the image they want you to perceive, and perception is shown to be all. Using her knowledge of antiques, Josie peels away the layers of deception and solves the crime.
"Josie is a multifaceted, vulnerable character... the story is framed with details of the antiques business, and numerous well-developed secondary characters populate the book."
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HARDCOVER ISBN 13: 978-312347253
PAPERBACK ISBN-13: 978--0312949525 |
CONSIGNED TO DEATH (2006)
Synopsis:
After Josie Prescott, antiques appraiser, got caught up in the big price fixing scandal that rocked the high end antiques auction houses in New York City — she was the whistle blower — she leaves New York and opens her own business, Prescott's: Antiques and Auctions, on the rugged New Hampshire Seacoast. In Consigned to Death, Josie finds herself the chief suspect when a potential client is murdered. She uses her knowledge of antiques to solve the crime.
Publisher's Weekly says about this finalist for the Agatha, David, and Macavity Awards for Best First Novel.
"Cleland, who herself was once an antiques dealer in the Granite State, puts her insider knowledge to admirable use in depicting what is often a cutthroat business.... She also proves adept at shifting suspicion from one character to another.... Readers will want to see more of her."
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Book Plate Available for your copy of Jane's book! If you're unable to attend one of Jane's events to get an in-person autograph in your copy of one or more of the Josie Prescott Antiques Mystery series, you can still have a signed book by inserting an autographed book plate.
Jane's glad to send them for free if you send her a self-addressed, stamped envelope (SASE). Send your request, and the SASE (first class postage is required) to:
Jane K. Cleland
P.O. Box 3233
New York, NY 10163-3233. |
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