Antiques Foe
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Eccentric antiques dealer and amateur sleuth Vivian Borne finds herself in jailâagain!âwhen a podcast star is found dead in her hotel room in this new Trash ânâ Treasures cozy mysteryââone of the funniest cozy series goingâ (Ellery Queen Magazine)
When popular podcaster Nicole Chatterton wants an interview for Killers Caught, true-crime author Vivian Borne is overjoyed. Finally, some recognition for the sleuthing skills the septuagenarian antiques dealer and her daughter Brandy have demonstrated, solving countless crimes in their small hometown of Serenity, Iowa!
Dolled up and dressed to the nines, Vivian figures the interview is going swimmingly ... until Nicole turns the tables, accusing the mother/daughter duo of committing the very crimes they solved. Shocked and affrontedâand with a spiteful tirade captured by the camerasâVivian breaks off the interview, ejecting the rude podcaster from the premises of the Trash ânâ Treasures shop. How dare the woman?
Later, when Vivian pays the podcaster a follow-up visit at the womanâs hotelâhoping to smooth things out and set the record straightâa very dead Nicole is waiting. Caught as the killer (true to the podcastâs title) by producer Clare Shields, Vivian finds herself behind bars. Now itâs up to Brandy to determine who really did the dire deed before their fiendish foe can strike again!
Antiques Foe is a light-hearted, laugh-out-loud cozy mystery which also features mother-daughter sleuths Brandy and Vivianâs witty tips for buying and selling antiques, along with a selection of tasty recipes.
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Barbara Allan is the pen name used by Max Allan Collins and his wife, Barbara Collins. Together they are the authors of the Trash ânâ Treasure series of comic cozy mysteries, and two stand alone thrillers.
Gabrielle de Cuir, an Audie and Earphones Awardâwinning narrator, has narrated over three hundred titles and specializes in fantasy, humor, and titles requiring extensive foreign language and accent skills. Her âvelvet touchâ as an actorâs director has earned her a special place in the audiobook world as the foremost producer for bestselling authors and celebrities.
