Baroque and Desperate - Brossura

Myers, Tamar

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0380802252 ISBN 13: 9780380802258

Casa editrice: Avon Books, 1999

Riassunto

When antiques dealer Abigail Timberlake and her best friend, C. J., arrive at the mansion of the wealthy Latham family, Abby must use her sleuthing skills to uncover the killer who stabbed a maid to death, a crime in which C. J. has become the prime suspect. Original.

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L'autore:

Tamar Myers is the author of the Belgian Congo series and the Den of Antiquity series as well as the Pennsylvania-Dutch mysteries. Born and raised in the Congo, she lives in North Carolina.

Product Description:

In a Treasure-Laden Mansion Unflappable and resourceful, Abigail Timberlake, antique dealer and owner of Charlotte, North Carolina's Den of Antiquity, relies on her knowledge and savvy to authenitcate the facts from the fakes when it comes to either curios or people. Her expertise makes Abby invaluable to exceptionally handsome Tradd Maxwell Burton, wealthy scion of the renowned Latham family. He needs her to determine the most priceless item in the Latham mansion and then split the proceeds of it with her. A treasure hunt in an antique-filled manor? All Abby can say is "let the games begin." It's Tough to Keep Help Accompanied by her best girlfriend, C.J., Abby arrives at the estate and is met with cool reserve, if no downright rudeness, from the members of the Latham clan. Trying to carry out Tradd's request, Abby finds that she could cut the household tension with a knife. But someone has beaten her to it by stabbing a maid to death with an ancient kris. Suddenly all eyes are on C.J., whose fingerprints happen to be all over the murder weapon. it's up to Abby to use her knack for detecting forgeries to expose the fake alibi of the genuine killer.

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• Editore: Avon Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0380802252
• ISBN 13: 9780380802258
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 256