SUMMARY: For Gretchen Birch, her mother Caroline, and her aunt Nina, doll collecting is a family affair. They may disagree on other things, but when it comes to dolls, they share a passion for the most exquisite (and expensive) creations in history. But they have never imagined that doll collecting
Dolled Up for Murder
β Scribed by Cleland, Jane K
- Book ID
- 107495339
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 202 KB
- Series
- Josie Prescott Antiques 7
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781250001849
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
Crime-solving antiques dealer Josie Prescott is backβtracking down a doll collection to die for.
On a sparkling spring day in the cozy coastal town of Rocky Point, New Hampshire, with the lilacs in full bloom and the wisteria hanging low, antiques dealer Josie Prescott is showing a stellar doll collection she's just acquired to Alice Michaels, the queen of the local investment community. Moments later, Josie watches in horror as Alice is shot and killed. Within hours, one of Josieβs employees, Eric, is kidnapped. The kidnapperβs ransom demand is simpleβhe wants the doll collection. Working against the clock with the local police chief, Josie discovers that the dolls hold secrets that will save Eric and uncover the truth behind Aliceβs murder.
With Dolled Up for Murder, Jane K. Cleland's Josie Prescott Anitques Mystery Series "continues to offer clever mysteries studded with enough information on antiques to keep collectors coming back for more." --Publishers Weekly
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SUMMARY: For Gretchen Birch, her mother Caroline, and her aunt Nina, doll collecting is a family affair. They may disagree on other things, but when it comes to dolls, they share a passion for the most exquisite (and expensive) creations in history. But they have never imagined that doll collectin