Synopses & Reviews
The third page-turning installment in the acclaimed mystery series featuring striking, sarcastic antique dealer Molly Doyle, set in picturesque Carmel, California.
Mackie O'Brien, an accomplished Carmel artist, has recently returned from a painting retreat in France after learning her parents died in an auto accident. An only child, Mackie is the heir to the small but exclusive Inn her parents owned, along with their stunning Spanish style seaside villa, Casa Del Alegria. The O'Brien's were former Hollywood set designers and their home is filled to the rafters with antiques and movie memorabilia worth a fortune.
Distraught over her the death of her parents, Mackie decides not to live in the house as it's too full of memories. She calls upon Molly to create a register of the contents of the home for an estate sale. While cataloging the items, Molly discovers more than priceless antiques and movie memorabilia. The mummified body of Hillary Thornton, a local fledging actress last seen at the villa decades earlier greets Molly when she has a gigantic bibliotheque unbolted from a wall in the home.
Review
“Flinns sly wit, skillful plotting and gift for character raise her work above the norm.” Chicago Sun-Times
Review
“Lively fun, laced with sharp writing and obvious knowledge, make this a series worth bidding on.” Chicago Tribune
Synopsis
House of Treasures ... And HorrorsCarmel, California, antiques dealer Molly Doyle has an unerring eye for the rare and valuable -- which is why she's been hired to assess and sell the contents of the home of the late parents of insufferable local heiress Frances O'Brien. The deceased former owners were well-known Hollywood set designers who crammed their domicile with all manner of priceless antiquities and worthless junk. But the last thing Molly expects to find behind the walls of La Casa is a mummified human corpse.
Suddenly Molly's up to her knowledgeable neck in trouble, as her snooping reveals more of the sinister hidden history of La Casa -- including larceny, blackmail, kidnapping ... and murder. And even with the help of her precocious preteen niece Emma, Molly may not be able to save a dear friend from a homicide conviction ... or herself from a cold-blooded killer with secrets to protect.
Synopsis
Hired to assess the contents of the home of a pair of famous Hollywood set designers, California antiques dealer Molly Doyle stumbles across the last thing she expected or wanted: a mummified human corpse. Original.
About the Author
Elaine Flinn was an antiques dealer in the San Francisco Bay area for many years. Dealing in Murder is her first novel. Trading treasures for her love of mystery, she lives on the Monterey Peninsula and is at work on the next book in the series.