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82) Guilt edged
Author
Series
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
First world edition.
Physical Desc
216 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
When a middle-aged woman enters Lina Townend's antiques shop wanting to sell a white Beswick china horse which she claims is a cherished heirloom, Lina's instincts tell her to avoid the sale. Suddenly, wherever she goes, Lina sees the supposedly rare white horses. Something strange is afoot, but it is only the tip of the iceberg. Soon, with her business partner Griff laid up in hospital and her relationship with her boyfriend Morris floundering, Lina...
Author
Series
Publisher
Howard Books
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
316 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Antiques expert Storm Syrrell heads to Europe to investigate the clandestine trade in religious artifacts. Is she prepared to confront both earthly and spiritual powers? She remains haunted by lessons in love and betrayal-- but hesitation now holds mortal consequences.
Author
Series
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Vivian Borne - true-crime author, antiques dealer and ex-sheriff of Serenity, Iowa - is looking forward to meeting her new editor in London. Flying first class, rooms at the Savoy . . . Her long-suffering co-author, daughter Brandy, worries the trip will bankrupt them both, but the alternative - Mother travelling alone - is unthinkable. Brandy's almost tempted to make her fiance, Tony - Serenity's Chief of Police - call Scotland Yard and warn them...
87) Octavia gone
Author
Series
Alex Benedict novels volume 8
Language
English
Formats
Description
"After being lost in space for eleven years, Gabe finally makes his triumphant return to reunite with Alex and Chase and retrieve a possibly alien artifact--which may lead them to solve the greatest archaeological mystery of their careers, in the eighth installment of the Alex Benedict series. After his return from space, Gabe is trying to find a new life for himself after being presumed dead--just as Alex and Chase are trying to relearn how to live...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
374 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Catherine's last job ended badly. Corporate bullying at a top antiques publication saw her fired and forced to leave London, but she was determined to get her life back. A new job and a few therapists later, things look much brighter. Especially when a challenging new project presents itself: to catalogue the late M.H. Mason's wildly eccentric cache of antique dolls and [preserved animals] ... Catherine can't believe her luck when Mason's elderly...
89) Silver guilt
Author
Series
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
188 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Lina Townend is making a name for herself as an antiques dealer, in partnership with her old friend, Griff Tripp. When she is accused of stealing an item she is selling for her father, the disreputable Lord Elham, her plight attracts the attention of Piers, a handsome fellow dealer. But is Piers all he seems? And what about the kindly policeman investigating the case? There's only one person she can really trust--Griff. But when violence threatens...
90) Lucky stuff
Author
Series
A Jane Wheel mystery volume 8
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 306 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Lucky, a little-known comedian, is staging a comeback. It's part of his plan to break into the business by making it seem like he was always there. PI Jane Wheel's mother Nellie is suspicious and asks Jane to investigate. The investigation may be the least of Lucky's worries when a driver on his crew turns up dead after claiming that Lucky tried to kill him.
Publisher
Weinstein Company Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Français
Description
Unlikeable antiques dealer François always gets what he wants, but there's one thing he's never had: a friend. Challenged to a bet by his business partner, François must find someone who will pose as his best pal in just 10 days. Enlisting the assistance of charming taxi driver Bruno, François goes to outrageous lengths to be a likeable guy.
Author
Series
Cloudwebb Rebecca volume Fiction
Publisher
Five Star
Pub. Date
[2012]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
299 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English
93) Thai die
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
The owner of the Crewel World needlework shop, Betsy Devonshire must put her sleuthing talents to work when one of her regular customers unwittingly becomes embroiled in a deadly delivery of exotic antiquities.
Author
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Four mysterious words prompt antiques dealer Precious Rafferty to embark on a quest across Europe to uncover their meaning. Preshy, at age 38, loves her American-in-Paris life, but thinks that she'll never be swept off her feet--until she meets Bennett James. As their whirlwind courtship progresses, though, she realizes that there is much about his business life in Shanghai she doesn't know. Then she receives an urgent message from Lily Song, a
...Author
Series
Archaeological mysteries volume 10
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2006.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
261 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
DVD.
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (approximately 12 hours) : sound, color ; 12 cm
Language
English
Description
When Lovejoy's home and headquarters are repossessed, the antiques dealer lands in dire straits. The financial blow forces him and his associates into some of their seediest jobs yet. From ripping off an eccentric Dutch art dealer and making a real Stradivarius seem fake, to conning an entire viewing audience on national television, Lovejoy pushes himself to the limit.
97) Backstage stuff
Author
Series
A Jane Wheel mystery volume 7
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2011.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
290 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
On the verge of a divorce, antique-picker Jane is happy to work on an estate sale at the largest mansion in her hometown of Kankakee, Ill. and to "dress" the set for a production of a play, a murder mystery written by the mansion's late eccentric owner. When a heavy beam falls on Marvin Gladish, carpenter for the play's theater troupe, the police think his death is accidental, but Jane suspects murder and once again turns sleuth.
98) Cadillac Jack
Author
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Pub. Date
[1982]
Physical Desc
395 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
A rodeo cowboy turned antique dealer centers his vaguely gypsy life on his collector's classic Cadillac, which carries him to backroad flea markets, small-time collectors, Washington high life, and the two women he loves.
99) Heart of junk
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
240 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
The abduction of toddler pageant princess Lindy Bobo panics everyone in the city of Wichita, Kansas-- except the dealers at The Heart of America Antique Mall. They're too preoccupied by the postcards, perfume bottles, Barbies, vinyl records, and kitschy neon beer signs that they collect and sell. And now they're consumed by the impending arrival of Mark and Grant from the famed antiques television show Pickin' Fortunes, who are planning to film an...
Author
Series
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
244 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Antique print dealer and American history professor Maggie Summer organizes an antiques show to benefit a local adoption agency and begins to fear for her safety in the wake of threatening phone calls and letters.
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