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    Antiques Ravin'
    Antiques Ravin'
    Antiques Ravin'
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    Antiques Ravin'

    Written by Barbara Allan

    Narrated by Romy Nordlinger

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    The votes are in! Eccentric seventy-something Vivian Borne-elected county sheriff, to everyone's amazement but her own-springs into action. In her new role, the community playhouse diva appoints daughter Brandy reluctant deputy and makes their spunky shih tzu Sushi a K-9 unit of one.

    Soon the amateur-sleuths-turned-pro have a challenging case to solve as a series of creepy crimes plague an ill-fated Edgar Allan Poe festival, where a fiend is misguidedly dispensing Poe-etic justice. Small-town Antiqua, known for its quaint main street of antique shops, has set out to celebrate the gothic poet with food, fun, and rare memorabilia, only to have the Master of the Macabre's twisted tales come to deadly life.

    A purloined tome, a black cat, a musty mausoleum, and mysterious disappearances-these tell the tale of a heartless murderer. But Vivian and Brandy Borne are determined to decipher the cryptic clues to make sure a ravin'-mad killer strikes "nevermore"!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHighbridge Company
    Release dateApr 30, 2019
    ISBN9781684417452
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    Barbara Allan

    Barbara Allan is the joint pseudonym of husband-and-wife mystery writers, Barbara and Max Allan Collins. Barbara is an acclaimed short-story writer, and Max is multi-award-winning New York Times bestselling novelist and Mystery Writers of America Grand Master. Their previous collaborations have included one son, a short story collection, and the long-running Trash 'n' Treasures mystery series. They live in Muscatine, Iowa - their Serenity-esque hometown - in a house filled with trash and treasures.

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    • 3/5
      Seventy-something Vivian Borne, co-owner with her daughter Brandy of antiques store Trash 'n' Treasures, has, due to events in earlier entries in the series, been elected sheriff of Serenity County. She has actually done some useful things, such upgrading the county's emergency communications, so that police, fire, and EMS can all communicate directly with each other when need. Vivian has also, though, appointed her daughter Brandy as a very reluctant deputy to be her driver. This is necessary because, oops, Vivian's driver's license has been revoked because of her reckless driving, and she can't legally drive her spiffy new official vehicle anywhere. The third member of their little team is Sushi, their shih tzu, who, unlike most small dogs in fiction, acts like a real dog, and a fairly smart one at that.So far, Vivian has faced no major cases, but that is about to change. The little town of Antiqua, whose only claims to fame are their many antique shops and their annual Edgar Allan Poe festival, called Poe Days, has had a string of odd burglaries, right before this year's festival. Many of the antique shops were broken into, and left in disarray, yet it appears that nothing was stolen. The theory is that the burglar was searching for this year's Poe Days prize, a valuable Poe-related antique that won't even be publicly identified until the second day of the festival. The contest for it is a kind of scavenger hunt. Vivian, Brandy, and Sushi head to the little town, rent a Pullman railroad car that's now part of a bed & breakfast, and meet with the town council.At first there seems to be no evidence, but then more alarming and spooky things start to happen. Brandy has the opportunity to overhear some potentially useful local gossip. A young woman woman who worked in the coffee shop is found dead in a mausoleum in the church cemetery. (I'll pause here to note that she's found when she is because Sushi decides to check out an interesting smell and leads Brandy to her.) The town's mayor disappears, and is found, unconscious, locked in a hidden part of the church. He was hit on the head, but fortunately not badly hurt. There are rumors of affairs, dark secrets in the past of various town residents, and a dangerous accident involving the Pullman car the Bornes are staying in. And while Vivian and Brandy each turn up important clues, it's Sushi who finds the real culprit with her natural doggy talents.It's fun. It's got its problems, not least the number of "let's ignore all proper procedure and common sense" things Vivian does and takes for granted that she can. But it is fun, and, sorry, I'm a sucker for a book where there's a small dog that's treated by the author as a real dog, and not a big joke and an embarrassment to its owners. Sushi is a fine little dog who really grabbed my heart.Recommended for light reading.I bought this book.
    • 5/5
      situational-humor, verbal-humor, family-dynamics, law-enforcement, puntastic, cozy-mystery ***** The tale is told alternately by Sheriff Vivian the bipolar and her put upon daughter Brandy. As a cozy it's pretty good, the sleuthing is interesting, the characters certainly are, and the puns are excruciating. Do not read this while on the subway or bus or when consuming a beverage! Do read it if you are having a bad day or coming off a rotten shift. The publisher's blurb is pretty good, but doesn't convey the laugh riot nature of the read! I requested and received a free ebook copy from Kensington Books via NetGalley. Thank you!