**An opulent London townhouse, a mummy curse . . .** . . . and a plucky lady detective. Itβs October, 1923, and Olive Belgrave has a new case. Her client, Lady Agnes doesnβt believe in curses, and she hires Olive to prove her Egyptologist uncle wasnβt the victim of a malevolent mummy. Olive investig
The Antique House Murders
β Scribed by Nagel, Leslie
- Book ID
- 109894441
- Publisher
- Random House Publishing Group
- Year
- 2017
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 748 KB
- Series
- Oakwood 2
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780425285213
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
In this irresistible cozy mystery from the author of The Book Club Murders, amateur sleuth Charley Carpenter fights to avenge a crime that hits far too close to home.
Mulbridge House stood, silent and decaying, deep in the woods at the heart of Oakwood, Ohio, long before the passing of Augusta Mulbridge. Yet suddenly everyone in town seems to have a stake in its fate: the greedy heirs, eager to tear it down for a tidy profit; the local preservationists, determined to maintain it as an historic site; the angry neighbors, staunchly opposed to the construction of a modern subdivision. Even Charley Carpenter is forced to admit that her beloved shop, Old Hat Vintage Fashions, could use an infusion of the estate's treasures.
The clock is ticking. The wrecking ball is ready to swing. All that stands between Mulbridge House and oblivion is one final vote. That, and murder . . .
The trouble begins when Charley walks into auctioneer Calvin Prescott's office to find...
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