"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
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.
April 15, 2008
HARDCOVER ISBN-13: 978-0312368272
DEADLY APPRAISAL
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.
Hardcover ISBN 13: 978-0312343668
CONSIGNED TO DEATH
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.
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