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Summary: A body in the armoire
Review: Abigail Timberlake, the intrepid owner of the Den of Antiquity, is pleased to be able to acquire a beautiful four-piece set of furniture at an estate sale. When the set is delivered, she discovers a dead body in the armoire. The set was purchased from an eccentric family, the Barrases, who provide Abby with an interesting list of suspects. As in most families, there are varying degrees of greed and lust and Abby spends most of her time conjecturing as to who could have committed the murder. The author further develops some of the characters from the first book, such as Rob and Bob, and introduces some new ones such as C.J. (Calamity Jane.) The narrative and plot are smoother in this second novel, and the author, although injecting humor does not push it too far. A fun read!
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Summary: cute southern spitfire
Review: Contrary to the Publisher's Weekly reviewer, I found a lot of the South in this book, but then, I've lived there. Abby may have a trashy mouth sometimes, but she's a modern woman, and she's hilarious (she does go overboard sometimes, but a lot of funny people do, especially when they've found a body in their new armoire). Her mother is about a generation too late to be mourning gloves in church and to be wearing crinoline to clean house, but that anachronism doesn't ruin the book. The characters may be somewhat shallow, but this is a lighthearted mystery, not a candidate for the Pulitzer prize. I laughed out loud. P.S. To the reviewer from Australia, Greg reminds Abby in Chapter 2 that she's just turned 48.
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Summary: cute southern spitfire
Review: Contrary to the Publisher's Weekly reviewer, I found a lot of the South in this book, but then, I've lived there. Abby may have a trashy mouth sometimes, but she's a modern woman, and she's hilarious (she does go overboard sometimes, but a lot of funny people do, especially when they've found a body in their new armoire). Her mother is about a generation too late to be mourning gloves in church and to be wearing crinoline to clean house, but that anachronism doesn't ruin the book. The characters may be somewhat shallow, but this is a lighthearted mystery, not a candidate for the Pulitzer prize. I laughed out loud. P.S. To the reviewer from Australia, Greg reminds Abby in Chapter 2 that she's just turned 48.
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Summary: Keeps Getting Better
Review: Gilt By Association is the second book in the Den of Antiquity series by Tamar Myers. Like its predecessor, Larceny and Old Lace, this book is entertaining, humorous, and very well written. The difference is that this one is even better!In Gilt, Myers cuts back on the number of characters and is able to develope them more. We get to know Abigail, her mother and Greg much more in this book. Also, the "Rob-Bobs" are brought to life and add a lot of humor. (Being from Pennsylvania, I can sympathize with Bob). We are introduced to Calamity Jane (CJ) who is the new owner of Abigail's late Aunt Eulonia's shop. CJ is a memorable character and I think we all know someone like her. Even the infamous Tweetie becomes a real person in Gilt By Association! This was such an improvement over the first book. This series gets better and better. If you have read the first book and are unsure about the second, read it. The few flaws I found with Larceny and Old Lace are improved with Gilt By Association. For future reference, the third book, The Ming and I is even better than the first two!
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Summary: Keeps Getting Better
Review: Gilt By Association is the second book in the Den of Antiquity series by Tamar Myers. Like its predecessor, Larceny and Old Lace, this book is entertaining, humorous, and very well written. The difference is that this one is even better! In Gilt, Myers cuts back on the number of characters and is able to develope them more. We get to know Abigail, her mother and Greg much more in this book. Also, the "Rob-Bobs" are brought to life and add a lot of humor. (Being from Pennsylvania, I can sympathize with Bob). We are introduced to Calamity Jane (CJ) who is the new owner of Abigail's late Aunt Eulonia's shop. CJ is a memorable character and I think we all know someone like her. Even the infamous Tweetie becomes a real person in Gilt By Association! This was such an improvement over the first book. This series gets better and better. If you have read the first book and are unsure about the second, read it. The few flaws I found with Larceny and Old Lace are improved with Gilt By Association. For future reference, the third book, The Ming and I is even better than the first two!
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Summary: Another Antique Cozy.
Review: I never know what to rate Ms. Myers' books. I do enjoy them, and they are quite humourous, but the writing is not the best. She quite often slips into the "slapstick" in the books, and I don't really enjoy that either. If she would stick to the story, and keep introducing interesting characters like CJ (Calamity Jane) in this book, the books would be much better for it. In this book, our Abigail finds a dead body in a Louis XV armoire that she has just purchased at an estate sale. As she tries to track down the murderer in order that she'll be able to open up her antique shop again, she uncovers a very disfunctional family with any member with a solid motive for the killing. Then this is where the book breaks down. Why does Abigail try to apprehend the killer by herself? It's always this part of the book (the denouement) where Ms. Myers plotting breaks down, and the book verges on the slapstick. I'm not sure about Ms. Myers two series - Magdalena Yoder and Den of Antiquity.
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Summary: Another Antique Cozy.
Review: I never know what to rate Ms. Myers' books. I do enjoy them, and they are quite humourous, but the writing is not the best. She quite often slips into the "slapstick" in the books, and I don't really enjoy that either. If she would stick to the story, and keep introducing interesting characters like CJ (Calamity Jane) in this book, the books would be much better for it. In this book, our Abigail finds a dead body in a Louis XV armoire that she has just purchased at an estate sale. As she tries to track down the murderer in order that she'll be able to open up her antique shop again, she uncovers a very disfunctional family with any member with a solid motive for the killing. Then this is where the book breaks down. Why does Abigail try to apprehend the killer by herself? It's always this part of the book (the denouement) where Ms. Myers plotting breaks down, and the book verges on the slapstick. I'm not sure about Ms. Myers two series - Magdalena Yoder and Den of Antiquity.
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Summary: A good yarn
Review: Ms Myers has done it again. This is a fine mystery story. I do wonder what happened between Larceny and Old Lace and this one to Tony who was supposed to own her aunt's old shop and was her mother's boy friend. In this second in the series we have Calamity Jane owning the store and no mention of Tony - what happened to him? We also seem to have lost some of the other antique store owners. The book still does a fine job, but a little more continuity might be in order to keep readers coming back for more. Please, tie up the loose ends so we know what happens to some of the characters that seem to have disappeared.
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Summary: Dull and lack of main character description
Review: This book is alright as a quick read, but I was not very impressed. It never let me know exactly how old the main character was.. As I read through the book, she could have been anything from 30-60 years old. When "questioning" suspects - she would just roll up to someone's house with a ... excuse and people would actually answer her questions. The other characters were interesting, but the main character has to get you interested to keep buying the books.
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