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An antiques dealer browses for suspects: "Lively ... this bubbly tongue-in-cheek cozy also includes flea market shopping tips and a recipe." - Publishers Weekly Winner of a Romantic Times Award for Most Humorous Mystery As the Christmas season gets into full swing in the Mississippi River town of Serenity, Iowa, antiques connoisseur Brandy Borne finds herself in the midst of holiday mayhem when Walter Yeager, an old flame of her mother's - and a fellow antiques dealer - becomes a victim of Yuletide homicide. And his precious first edition of Tarzan of the Apes has disappeared ... "Brandy and her eccentric mother make a hilarious team of snoops." - Joan Hess "Surely one of the funniest cozy series going." - Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine.
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 five 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.
