**Edgar Award-shortlisted author Ashley Weaver returns with the next installment in the Amory Ames mystery series.** **_The Essence of Malice_ is filled with her trademark style, wit and clever plotting, sure to delight and charm traditional mystery fans.** **"In this highly enjoyable and engrossi
Absence of Alice
β Scribed by Harris, Sherry;Winston, Sarah
- Publisher
- Kensington Books; Kensington Publishing Corp
- Year
- 2021;2020
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 292 KB
- Series
- A Sarah Winston Garage Sale Mystery 9
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 149672254X
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
For bargain hunter extraordinaire Sarah Winston, starting life over in **Ellington, Massachusetts,**has been a true trash-to-treasure success story, except when there's a run on dead bodies . . .
Sarah's latest client, Alice Krandle, is sure she has a fortune in antiques on her hands. She's already gotten a generous offer for the whole lot before her garage sale has even begun, but she thinks she can earn more with Sarah's expert help. The problem is that while Sarah's sorting through items from decades past, her landlady, Stella, faces a clear and present danger.
Stella's kidnapper has contacted Sarah with a set of instructions, and "Don't call the police" is at the top of the list. But they didn't say anything about Sarah's friend Harrietβwho happens to be a former FBI hostage negotiator . . .
Praise for the Sarah Winston Garage Sale Mysteries
"There's a lot going on in this charming mystery, and...
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