{"product_id":"antiques-liquidation-9780727850911","title":"Antiques Liquidation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrouble's on the wind when an auctioneer turns up dead in the new Trash 'n' Treasures cozy mystery - \"one of the funniest cozy series going\" (Ellery Queen Magazine)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwo o'clock in the morning is the perfect time to be asleep. So when long-suffering Brandy Borne is rudely awoken by her eccentric mother, Vivian, and invited on a surreptitious shopping trip, the idea is less than tempting. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut if Vivian - Serenity's true-crime writing, septuagenarian super-sleuth - has a nose for sniffing out antiques, Brandy's sense of smell is just as good . . . and trouble's on the wind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA little light blackmail and one run-in with the police later, and Brandy and Vivian are the 'proud' owners of a selection of dead stock, liberated ahead of an upcoming warehouse sale from unsavory auctioneer Conrad Norris. Brandy's not convinced there's a fortune to be made in vintage toys, retro plates and pearl buttons - there's more mileage in their shop's new Halloween display, even though it's only August - but she supposes it could be worse. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt soon is. After the auction's taken place, Vivian and Brandy make an unnerving discovery. It's not just the stock that's dead - so is the auctioneer . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis light-hearted, laugh-out-loud cozy mystery also features Brandy and Vivian's humorous tips for buying and selling antiques, along with a selection of tasty recipes.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarbara Allan\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling novelist and Mystery Writers of America Grand Master. Their previous collaborations have included one son, a short story collection, and fifteen novels. They live in Muscatine, Iowa - their Serenity-esque hometown - in a house filled with trash and treasures.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Severn House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50388888813842,"sku":"9780727850911","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_313ece71-4fe8-43c4-9e9d-6ca898903216.jpg?v=1759225254","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/antiques-liquidation-9780727850911","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}