Antiques Swap (Trash 'n' Treasures Series #9)

by Barbara Allan

Overview

"A madcap series with non-stop humor." —RT Book Reviews

It was an innocent slip—honest!—when Brandy Borne lost her balance at a swap meet and fell into the arms of her old flame, Wesley Sinclair III. But when Wesley's green-with-jealousy wife is murdered, Brandy becomes the #1 suspect. While Brandy and her drama-driven mom, Vivian, are wrapping up the pilot for their TV show they become unwitting players in a deadly small-town soap opera. With the help of their sleuthing shih tzu, Sushi, they must trap a remorseless killer—before he casts them as his next victims…

Don't miss Brandy Borne's tips on swap meets!

Praise for Barbara Allan and the Trash ‘n' Treasures Mystery Series...

"A humorous cozy that teems with quirky characters." —Booklist

"Fun reading and the mystery is terrific." —Crimespree

"This series is just pure fun." —Somebody Dies

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781410481061
Publisher:	Gale Group
Publication date:	01/27/2016
Series:	Trash 'n' Treasures Series , #9
Edition description:	Large Print
Pages:	337
Product dimensions:	5.60(w) x 8.60(h) x 1.10(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Barbara Allan is the joint pseudonym of acclaimed short story writer Barbara Collins (Too Many Tomcats) and New York Times bestselling mystery novelist Max Allan Collins (Road to Perdition). Their previous collaborations have included one son, a short story collection, and ten novels, including the 2008 winner of the Romantic Times Toby Bromberg Award for Most Humorous Mystery, Antiques Flee Market. They live in Iowa in a house filled with trash and treasures. Learn more about them at www.maxallancollins.com and at www.barbaraallan.com.

Editorial Reviews

03/16/2015
Brandy Borne, a 32-year-old divorcée, and her 73ish, bipolar mother, Vivian, continue to make mischief and solve murders in Allan’s antic ninth Trash ’n’ Treasures mystery set in Serenity, Iowa (after 2014’s Antiques Con). Vivian cultivates a circle of retired women chosen for their differing areas of expertise and their willingness to gossip, as well as a group of old men selected for similar reasons. The crime du jour is the murder of Vanessa Sinclair, wife of Brandy’s friend Wes. The Sinclairs are part of a tight group of wealthy young couples, not all of whose activities are aboveboard. Brandy is torn between wanting to help the bereaved Wes, keeping a leash on her mother (whose loss of a license doesn’t keep her off the road), and coping with her difficult boyfriend, Tony Cassato, a cop on the case. Plenty of misunderstandings and confusion contribute to the book’s madcap, farcical air. Agent: Dominick Abel, Dominick Abel Literary Agency. (May)

Publishers Weekly

Praise for Barbara Allan and the Trash ‘n' Treasures Mystery Series...

"The characters shine with brassy humor." —Publishers Weekly

"One of the funniest cozy series going." —Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine

"You'll laugh out loud." —Mystery Scene

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