A Vase of Mistaken Identity (Thea James Mystery Series, Book 1) - Softcover

Elliott, Cathy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0825425379 ISBN 13: 9780825425370

Publisher: Kregel Publications, 2006

Synopsis

When Thea James discovers a puzzling list inside a vintage vase, she finds four names on the list . . . including her own! Follow this small-town antique dealer as she becomes a relentless detective on the trail of a killer in this page-turner mystery. Guaranteed fiction!

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About the Author

Cathy Elliott is a Library Information Technician at a community college in Northern California. A woman of many interests, Cathy is an antique collector, a quilter, a musician, an ardent reader, and a mom. In her spare time, she loves to write and share chapters with her friends at a local hangout.

From the Back Cover

Murder in Larkindale?

Thea James, proprietress of James & Company Antique Emporium, never thought murder would come to her small, surviving Gold Rush town of Larkindale. But when the Larkindale Lamplight reports the discovery of a body during the renovation of Larkin Lake Resort, Thea is caught up in the mystery.

Her world is further frenzied when she acquires a vintage vase from the town’s only homeless person. Thea finds a puzzling list tucked inside with four names written in a faded scrawl: two childhood friends from a summer camp, her sister Rosie, and . . . herself!

When the first woman on the list ends up in a coma and another mysteriously disappears, Thea knows she must save herself and her sister from harm. Her attempt to eliminate the vicious threat on their lives propels Thea to places she never wanted to visit.

Will she discover the connection before tragedy strikes?

“If you like a little cozy with your mystery, you will LOVE Cathy Elliott’s new novel, A Vase of Mistaken Identity. Her sense of humor is . . . killer, in only good ways, of course. This book is absolutely charming. I loved it!”

—Roxanne Henke
Author of After Anne and the Coming Home to Brewster series

“A perfect rainy-day read. You’ll want to curl up with a cup of tea as you enter this cozy small-town mystery full of quirky characters, witty asides and a plucky, messy, and very-real heroine named Thea! A delightful debut.”

—Laura Jensen Walker
Author of Dreaming in Black & White and Dreaming in Technicolor

Cathy Elliott is a Library Information Technician at a community college in Northern California. A woman of many interests, Cathy is an antique collector, a quilter, a musician, an ardent reader, and a mom. In her spare time, she loves to write and share chapters with her friends at a local hangout.

Edition details

• Publisher: Kregel Publications
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0825425379
• ISBN 13: 9780825425370
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256