The Sayers Swindle
Jordan Kelly is delighted to make money tracking down rare and valuable mystery novels for her employer, Vera Van Alst, an avid collector and the most difficult woman in Harrison Falls, New York. But now her boss’s complete set of Dorothy Sayers is missing, and finding them may lead Jordan to a...
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Jordan Kelly is delighted to make money tracking down rare and valuable mystery novels for her employer, Vera Van Alst, an avid collector and the most difficult woman in Harrison Falls, New York. But now her boss’s complete set of Dorothy Sayers is missing, and finding them may lead Jordan to a murder suitable for Sayers’s esteemed sleuth, Lord Peter Wimsey
When Jordan manages to locate her boss’s missing books, they are in the possession of Randolph Adams, an elderly man in a nearby town. Offering a valuable Hemingway first edition as an incentive, Jordan thinks she’s about to seal the dealbut some of Randolph’s relatives think he should hold out for more. Then the entire family disappearsand a dead body shows up. It’s up to Jordan to collect the cluesand make sure a killer gets booked.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780425255292 (0425255298)
Publish date: 2013-12-03
Publisher: Berkley
Pages no: 304
Edition language: English
Series: A Book Collector Mystery (#2)
A disappointing follow up to a first that, while it wasn't excellent, showed a lot of promise. Let me start by saying Ms. Abbott has the right ingredients for a great cozy series: Jordan is hired to hunt down rare and collectible books for a very wealthy recluse. I want her job - I mean, how much...