Antique Auctions Are Murder

Libby Klein

Feb 2022 · A Poppy McAllister Mystery Book 7 · Kensington Cozies

About this ebook

When vintage items go up for auction, gluten-free baker and B&B owner Poppy McAllister discovers some people will pay the ultimate price. . .
 
It’s peak summer season at the Butterfly House Bed and Breakfast in Cape May, with tourists fluttering in and out and wreaking enough havoc to rival a Jersey Shore hurricane. Also back in town is Courtney Whipple and his family of antique dealers for the annual Cold Spring Village antique show. Courtney’s son Auggie has a unique piece he believes will fetch them a fortune if he can get it authenticated in time—a piece rival dealer Grover Prickle insists was stolen from his store.
 
Poppy and her Aunt Ginny attend the auction, hoping to bid on an armoire for the B&B, and discover a veritable armory for sale—everything from ancient blades and nineteenth century guns to such potential killing devices as knitting needles and a blacksmith hammer. Strangely, they don’t see either Auggie or Grover—or the mysterious item they both claim to own. Then during the auction, a body falls out of the very armoire Poppy was hoping to acquire, stabbed through the heart. Now, surrounded by competitive dealers and makeshift weapons, she must find out who turned the auction house into a slaughterhouse . . .
 
Includes Seven Recipes from Poppy’s Kitchen!
 
“Lots of comical characters keep the chuckles coming as the determined Poppy solves a surprisingly difficult puzzle.”
—Kirkus Reviews on Midnight Snacks Are Murder

 

Ratings and reviews

Antique Auctions Are Murder upholds Libby Klein's reputation for outstanding fiction in the cozy genre! Can each book that comes out really be my favorite? Apparently, it can! Aunt Ginny and her friends are as delightfully zany as ever but the focus in a on serious murder for which Poppy or a friend of hers can be blamed so she is hard on the trail of a vicious murder! Not all the twists, and there are plenty, revolved around murder. Mystery and mayhem abound at the bed and breakfast too. Thank you to NetGalley and Kensington for allowing me to read the awesome ARC of Antique Auctions are Murder. I share because that is what I love to do and because the book is great! #NetGalley #Kensington #AntiqueAuctionsAreMurder #LibbyKlein

antiques, rivalry, bed-and-breakfast, murder, murder-investigation, law-enforcement, family-dynamics, friendship, friction, cozy-mystery, relationships, relatives, situational-humor, verbal-humor, small-business, small-town, seance, jersey-shore, laugh-riot, laugh-out-loud***** The books in this series can all stand alone, and even better, they are perfect for making me laugh my sox off during these uncertain times of the Covid mess. The characters are fun and quirky, the goings on border on farcical, the sleuthing was good, and the food mouthwatering! Fantastic recipes at the end! Not to be missed! I requested and received a free temporary e-book copy from Kensington Books via NetGalley. Thank you.

Another great read. I lover Poppy and I especially love Aunt Jenny and the biddies!

About the author

Libby Klein graduated Lower Cape May Regional High School in the '80s. Her classes revolved mostly around the culinary sciences and theater, with the occasional nap in Chemistry. She has worked as a stay at home mom, climbing the ranks to the coveted position of Grandma. She also dabbles in the position of Vice President of a technology company which mostly involves bossing other people around, making spreadsheets, and taking out the trash. She writes culinary cozy mysteries from her Northern Virginia office while trying to keep her cat Figaro off her keyboard. Most of her hobbies revolve around eating, and travel, and eating while traveling.