Emyl Jenkins

The Big Steal (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A Southern manor holds antique treasures-and criminal secrets-in a mystery novel that's "sure to please antiques lovers" (Kirkus Reviews). When the rural Virginia manor house Wynderly is burgled, antiques appraiser and amateur sleuth Sterling Glass is called in to assess the value of the broken or missing antiquities. But the job is more difficult than it first appears. Sterling discovers that the antiques in this ancestral home-turned-museum are not always what they seem: some are worth tens of thousands, others are well-done replicas. Could the well-heeled couple who once owned Wynderly have been trafficking in fakes? It's a mystery Sterling must unravel from the secret rooms, hidden treasures, uncovered diaries, and convoluted trails of paperwork and provenance. As our sharp-witted heroine sifts through details doled out by the museum's curators, board members, and the town's local residents, she discovers that objects, unlike people, do not lie. The Big Steal includes a guide to identifying the most popular styles and periods of antiques in an illustrated appendix.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Algonquin Books
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Juli 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781565129450
• Artikelnr.: 37911214

Autorenporträt

Emyl Jenkins is a longtime antiques appraiser. She has worked at two auction houses and has written numerous books and articles on antiques, as well as a syndicated column. She is the author of Emyl Jenkins' Appraisal Book, Emyl Jenkins' Southern Christmas, The Book of American Traditions, and From Storebought to Homemade, among others. She lives in Richmond, Virginia.