So faux, so good

Name: So faux, so good
Author: Tamar Myers
ISBN: 0380792540

by Tamar Myers (1998)

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EVERY SHROUD HAS A SILVER LININGAbigail Timberlake, owner of the Den of Antiquity, has never been happier. She is about to marry the man of her dreams AND has just outbid all other Charlotte, North Carolina, antique dealers for an exquisite English tea service. Then Mama (who is running off to be a nun) stops by to deliver an early wedding present, and it rains on Abby's parade. The one-of-a-kind tea service Abby paid big bucks for has a twin. A frazzled Abby finds more trouble on her doorstep -- literally -- when a local auctioneer mysteriously collapses outside her shop and a press clipping of her engagement announcement turns up in the wallet of a dead man. (Obviously she won't be getting a wedding present from him.)Tracing the deceased to a small town in the Pennsylvania Dutch country, Abby heads above the Mason-Dixon Line to search for clues to the origins of faux tea services. Accompanied by a trio of eccentric dealers and her beloved but stressed-out cat, she longs for her Southern homeland as she confronts a menagerie of dubious characters. Digging for answers, Abby realizes that she might just be digging her own grave in -- horrors! -- Yankeeland.

Setting / LocationGlobal

Story EraModern Era

Protagonist / CoreSo faux, so good Lead Character

Themes & Moods

Mystery & Thriller Fiction Abigail Timberlake (Fictitious character)Antique dealers Mystery Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths Modern Era

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