Consigned to Death (Josie Prescott Antiques Mysteries) - Hardcover

Cleland, Jane K.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312347251 ISBN 13: 9780312347253

Publisher: Minotaur Books, 2006

Synopsis

Josie Prescott's friends thought she was nuts when she left her high-paying New York auction house job and her boyfriend to live on the rugged and beautiful New Hampshire coast. Truth is, Josie wondered a little herself--never mind that her peripheral involvement in a well-publicized price-fixing scandal made the possibility of a new start incredibly enticing.

Things are looking better, though, now that she's got her own auction business up and running and has made something of a success of her new life. That is, until she gets mixed up in murder, and the supremely eligible but emotionally distant local police chief seems to think she's the prime suspect.

Josie has suddenly got a lot to lose and no desire to leave her new life--or the possibility of a little romance--behind. So she sets her mind on identifying the killer and making the best out of her unfortunate circumstances. After all, Josie is grateful for her second chance in life and knows a third is just too much to ask...especially with a vicious killer on the loose.

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: Minotaur Books
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0312347251
• ISBN 13: 9780312347253
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288