Antiques Bizarre

A cozy mystery with "a fast-paced plot, plenty of tongue-in-cheek humor, and tips on antique collecting" (Library Journal). Spring has sprung a major leak in far-from-serene Serenity, as the Mississippi River drops in for an extended stay. With homes and businesses flooded, how better to help the town recover than by staging a church bazaar? Brandy Borne knows her mother Vivian's plan, however, is more likely to lean toward bizarre, especially when she hears Mother wheedle a reclusive Russian heiress into donating the last Faberge egg ever created! When the winning bidder turns up mortally scrambled, Brandy and Mother cook up a plan to crack the case of this killer. . .who is one seriously bad egg! Includes Miss Brandy Borne's Tips On Antiques! "Auction tips and a recipe for spicy beef stew enhance this satirical cozy."-Publishers Weekly Praise for Barbara Allan and the Trash 'n' Treasures Mystery Series. . . "Top pick! . . .thrills, laugh-out-loud moments and amazingly real relationships."-Romantic Times Book Reviews "Engaging and utterly believable."-Sara Paretsky "This is surely one of the funniest cozy series going."-Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine

Auteur

BARBARA ALLAN is the joint pseudonym of acclaimed short story writer Barbara Collins (Too Many Tomcats) and her husband, New York Times bestselling novelist and Mystery Writers of America Grandmaster Max Allan Collins (Road to Perdition). Their previous collaborations have included one son, a short story collection, and eleven novels. They live in Iowa in a house filled with trash and treasures. Learn more about them at www.maxallancollins.com and at www.barbaraallan.com.

Résumé
A cozy mystery with a fast-paced plot, plenty of tongue-in-cheek humor, and tips on antique collecting (Library Journal).
 
Spring has sprung a major leak in far-from-serene Serenity, as the Mississippi River drops in for an extended stay. With homes and businesses flooded, how better to help the town recover than by staging a church bazaar?

Brandy Borne knows her mother Vivian's plan, however, is more likely to lean toward bizarre, especially when she hears Mother wheedle a reclusive Russian heiress into donating the last Faberge egg ever created! When the winning bidder turns up mortally scrambled, Brandy and Mother cook up a plan to crack the case of this killer. . .who is one seriously bad egg!

Includes Miss Brandy Borne's Tips On Antiques!
 
Auction tips and a recipe for spicy beef stew enhance this satirical cozy. Publishers Weekly 

Praise for Barbara Allan and the Trash 'n' Treasures Mystery Series. . .

Top pick! . . .thrills, laugh-out-loud moments and amazingly real relationships. Romantic Times Book Reviews

Engaging and utterly believable.Sara Paretsky

This is surely one of the funniest cozy series going. Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine