{"product_id":"antiques-slay-belles-9781448316984","title":"Antiques Slay Belles","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFormer sheriff, talented thespian and delightfully eccentric true-crime author Vivian Borne hunts down a Christmas killer in the new Trash 'n' Treasures cozy mystery\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e- \"one of the funniest cozy series going\" (Ellery Queen Magazine)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's five days before Christmas, and Vivian Borne - septuagenarian antiques dealer, true-crime writer and enthusiastic amateur sleuth - and her long-suffering daughter Brandy are preparing a presentation of holiday antiques at the local country club's annual Christmas luncheon. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDistracted by their secret Santa gifts, the ladies of the club, to Vivian's dismay, are \u003ci\u003enot \u003c\/i\u003egiving her and her antique sleigh bells the attention they deserve. But when Norma Crumley, socialite and world-class gossip, falls face first into her plum pudding, it seems Santa has also delivered the sleuthing mother and daughter a present: a cracker of a case! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChristmas in small-town Serenity is (usually) a magical time. Can Vivian and Brandy - not forgetting Shih Tzu sidekick Sushi - make a killing from their holiday antiques, catch a devious murderer, and wrap up the case in time to eat their festive microwave turkey dinners?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Severn House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/29\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781448316984\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208","brand":"Barbara Allan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45439064801461,"sku":"9781448316984","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_285f09e4-7f86-4631-b2e1-e90d8cf1a407.jpg?v=1749003307","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/antiques-slay-belles-9781448316984","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}