Consigned to Death - Softcover

Cleland, Jane K.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312949529 ISBN 13: 9780312949525

Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2007

Synopsis

After a price-fixing scandal at her prestigious New York auction house, Josie Prescott moves to the New Hampshire coast to restore her reputation--and perhaps a few antiques along the way.

As an antiques dealer, Josie knows how to make an honest assessment, and she's about to land her largest account. But when the owner of the collection is found stabbed to death, Josie's fingerprints are all over his possessions...and the murder weapon. Suddenly Josie's innocence appears as tarnished as an old relic. Everybody's got their eyes on her, especially the local police chief who may or may not be in love with her. Now it's just a matter of time before Josie can produce enough evidence to clear her name--or fall into the clutches of the real killer and find herself
CONSIGNED TO DEATH

About this title

From the Back Cover:

A BIDDING WAR.
After a price-fixing scandal at her prestigious New York auction house, Josie Prescott moves to the New Hampshire coast to restore her reputation--and perhaps a few antiques along the way.
 
A KILLER DEAL...
As an antiques dealer, Josie knows how to make an honest assessment, and she's about to land her largest account. But when the owner of the collection is found stabbed to death, Josie's fingerprints are all over his possessions...and the murder weapon. Suddenly Josie's innocence appears as tarnished as an old relic. Everybody's got their eyes on her, especially the local police chief who may or may not be in love with her. Now it's just a matter of time before Josie can produce enough evidence to clear her name--or fall into the clutches of the real killer and find herself
CONSIGNED TO DEATH
 
 
"A satisfying cozy debut....Cleland, who herself was once an antiques dealer...puts her insider knowledge to admirable use [and] proves adept at shifting suspicion from one character to another....Readers will want to see more."--Publishers Weekly

About the Author:

JANE K. CLELAND once owned a New Hampshire-based antiques and rare books business, and now runs her own business communications firm in New York City. Consigned to Death is her first novel.

About this edition

• Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0312949529
• ISBN 13: 9780312949525
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 304