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A Penny Urned (Den of Antiquity)
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780380811892
ISBN: 0380811898
Label: Avon
Manufacturer: Avon
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 288
Publication Date: September 01, 2000
Publisher: Avon
Release Date: September 05, 2000
Studio: Avon
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Editorial Review:Pickled...Then Potted
All that remains of Lula Mae Wiggins-who drowned in a bathtub of cheap champagne on New Year's Eve-now sits in an alleged Etruscan urn in Savannah, Georgia. Further north, at the Den of Antiquity antique shop in Charlotte, North Carolina, plucky proprietor Abigail Timberlake is astonished to learn that she is the sole inheitor of the Wiggins estate. Late Aunt Lula Mae was, after all, as distant a relative as kin can get.
Arriving in picturesque Savannah, Abby makes a couple of startling discoveries. First, that Lula Mae's final resting pot is more American cheap than Italian antique. And second, that there was a very valuable 1793 one-cent piece taped to the inside lid. Perhaps a coin collection worth millions is hidden among the deceased's worldly possessions-making Lula's passoing more suspicious than orginally surmised. With the strange appearance of a voodoo preistess coupled with the disturbing disappearance of a loved one-and with nasty family skeletons tumbling from the trees like acorns-Abby needs to find her penny auntie's killer p.d.q...or she'll be up to her ashes in serious trouble!
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Midnight in the Garden of Silly and Fun
For those not familiar with this series, the heroine is one Abigail Timberlake, an antique dealer from Charlotte, North Carolina. Abby has a knack for inheriting things and that knack is the basis for the plot of this book. I must mention however, that Abby did not inherit her shop but the author has made that claim in both this book and the previous entry in the series. Inconsistency in the overall story line is the biggest problem that I have with this series and I really wish that Mrs. Myers would ... Read More
Rating: - Not all that "cozy"
I've never understood the term "cozy mystery." Supposedly Ms. Myers writes "cozy mysteries." That's how reviewers and advertisers often describe them. However, the jeopardy is just as real, and the corpse is just as dead--drowned in champagne of the wrong color, in this case. Does "cozy" mean written by a woman? There's certainly nothing cozy about Patricia Cornwell's or Sue Grafton's crime fiction. Does it mean without a lot of "improper" words? Then, Agatha ... Read More
Rating:  - The slapstick overshadows the story
I usually enjoy reading Abigail Timberlake if for no other reason than it will usually make me laugh. I found with this book, that the comedy was forced and almost slapstick. This took away from the story and I just read to get to the end. In the book, Abigail, her mother and her two friends, Wynnell and CJ go to Savannah to claim an inheritance that Abigail gets from a long-lost cousin. While there they meet a number of local people who are scary, silly and downright dangerous. Abby tries to find her ... Read More
Rating: - "Urned" accolades!
Tamar Myers is one of a kind. Her humor has me laughing out loud as I turn the pages, following Abby as she unravels the mystery. This story also gives a peek into Abby's family that is poignantly handled. Well done!
Rating: - Not Up to Par
It took me a while to read this book, which is a rarity for me when I've got hold of a Tamar Myers mystery (Den of Antiquity OR her Penn-Dutch series). Although the book takes Abby to a different locale (Savannah) there isn't much action in it. Ms. Myers' humor is not up to par in comparison to her other books. Some of the plot and characters seem contrived - too coincidental, and it just didn't make her usual grade. I downright dislike what she did with Abby's mother in this one. It's way out there. ... Read More
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