Antiques Fire Sale, Barbara Allan
Antiques Fire Sale, Barbara Allan
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Antiques Fire Sale

Author: Barbara Allan

Narrator: Jeanine Bartel

Unabridged: 6 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 04/28/2020


Synopsis

The award-winning, laugh-out-loud adventures of antiques dealers Brandy Borne and her drama-queen mom Vivian have made Trash 'n' Treasures "one of the funniest cozy series going" (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine). In the latest installment, after flames consume a historic mansion full of priceless treasures, along with its occupant, the question arises: who charred the corpse? Brandy and Vivian are on the case in their fourteenth Trash 'n' Treasures Mystery!

That local theater diva of a certain age, Vivian Borne--a.k.a. Brandy's mother--is sheriff of Serenity County now, but still hot on the trail of precious antiques. On a tour of the historic Wentworth Mansion, the two dedicated dealers are aglow at the treasure trove of priceless objects...never dreaming everything will turn to ashes, hours later.

A charred corpse in the ruins is identified as the mansion's caretaker, a one-time flame of Vivian's. But Tony Cassato--Brandy's beau and Serenity's Chief of Police--throws cold water on Sheriff Vivian's suspicions of murder. Then Brandy spots a certain familiar item for sale on the internet, and Mother suspects the fire was just a smoke screen.

When their doggie detective, Sushi the Shih Tzu, sniffs out a second body in the woods, Mother and Brandy turn up the heat on a homicidal torcher. Because any killer who takes on the Borne girls is playing with fire.
Don’t miss Brandy Borne’s tips on buying and selling antiques on the internet!

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Reviews

Goodreads review by Glen on May 10, 2020

Another great entry in the Trash 'n' Treasures series. Vivian Borne is the sheriff, but still irrepressible as ever. When the antique house of one of her old beaux goes up in flames, she flings herself into the house. She sees that a prominent antiques is missing from it's perch. That gets Vivian's l......more

Goodreads review by The Cozy Review on May 07, 2020

The 14th book in the "A Trash 'N' Treasures Mystery" series, Antiques Fire Sale from Barbara, Allan is available now. Published by Kensington Books, this book is as quirky as the rest of the series. Unlike many cozies, this one has readers laughing. First off, I have to say that I did not like the n......more

Goodreads review by Nancy on January 03, 2021

A humorous story with a quirky seventy something sheriff, Vivian, and her daughter, Brandy. Because Vivian lost her license due to a DUI she volunteered Brandy to be an ex-officio deputy so she could be Vivian's chauffeur. Thus Brandy finds herself involved in her mother's unorthodox behaviors and q......more

Goodreads review by Lisa on March 15, 2020

I absolutely loved this book, this is my #2 of top 5 favorite series. Vivian is my favorite character, she is outlandish enough to be believable. Brandy plays well with Vivian and all her quirks, having enough of her own to make them a great duo. Fans of this series are going to love Antiques Fire Sal......more

Goodreads review by RO G'ma on May 03, 2020

Antiques Fire Sale is the fourteenth book in Barbara Allan’s (a joint pseudonym of husband-and-wife mystery writers Barbara and Max Allan Collins) A Trash ’n’ Treasures Mystery series. I’ve only read one other book in this series; however, the author provided great character background, and it’s eas......more