Antiques Fire Sale

By: Barbara Allan

Narrated by: Jeanine Bartel

The award-winning, laugh-out-loud adventures of antiques dealers Brandy Borne and her drama-queen mom Vivian have made Trash 'n' Treasures "one of the funniest cozy series going" (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine). In the latest installment, after flames consume a historic mansion full of priceless treasures, along with its occupant, the question arises: who charred the corpse? Brandy and Vivian are on the case in their 14th Trash 'n' Treasures Mystery!

That local theater diva of a certain age, Vivian Borne - a.k.a. Brandy's mother - is sheriff of Serenity County now, but still hot on the trail of precious antiques. On a tour of the historic Wentworth Mansion, the two dedicated dealers are aglow at the treasure trove of priceless objects...never dreaming everything will turn to ashes, hours later.

A charred corpse in the ruins is identified as the mansion's caretaker, a one-time flame of Vivian's. But Tony Cassato - Brandy's beau and Serenity's Chief of Police - throws cold water on Sheriff Vivian's suspicions of murder. Then Brandy spots a certain familiar item for sale on the internet, and Mother suspects the fire was just a smoke screen.

When their doggie detective, Sushi the Shih Tzu, sniffs out a second body in the woods, Mother and Brandy turn up the heat on a homicidal torcher. Because any killer who takes on the Borne girls is playing with fire.

Don’t miss Brandy Borne’s tips on buying and selling antiques on the internet!

©2020 Max Allan Collins and Barbara Collins (P)2020 Recorded Books

Southern detective charm

written from a southern perspective, including sweet tea, and danishes the author weaves. complex tale of a plan to outsmart good ole friends for monetary benefit. Performance was pleasing and helped to weave the overall theatrics of the various discoveries.

easy book to keep track of. I would recommend!

Did not care for Narrator

Good story, but the new narrator wasn't enjoyable. The location in the story is Iowa and she gave the main female characters southern accents and gave the 14 year old boy from Chicago a Jersey accent. This was a different narrator than the precious books in the series. If she is used for future books I will read them rather than listen to them.