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Palmyrton Estate Sale Mystery #1
Another Man's Treasure
On a snowy Christmas Eve, a beautiful young mother goes out to buy a few last minute gifts...and never returns. Thirty years later, her daughter picks up her trail.
What really happened to Audrey Nealon’s mother? Did she die in a tragic accident? Or did she abandon her husband and young daughter? And why is Audrey’s father so cold and distant?
As the successful owner of an estate sale business, Audrey has put the past behind her. Her mother is a distant memory, her father a problem she keeps closed away. Until the day Audrey clears out the home of a lonely old widow and finds some shocks.
Street drugs in the silverware drawer, a trunkful of jewels in the attic, and the distinctive ring Audrey’s mother was wearing the night her car supposedly sank to the bottom of a New Jersey lake.
Relentlessly, Audrey pursues clues to her family’s troubled history. Because the truth will set her free…unless it gets her killed.
Each fact Audrey uncovers drags her further away from the love she craves. Now she’s on a collision course with people more determined, more ambitious, and more dangerous than she can fathom. As the twist ending reveals, some truths are too awful to bear, and too terrible to share.
What really happened to Audrey Nealon’s mother? Did she die in a tragic accident? Or did she abandon her husband and young daughter? And why is Audrey’s father so cold and distant?
As the successful owner of an estate sale business, Audrey has put the past behind her. Her mother is a distant memory, her father a problem she keeps closed away. Until the day Audrey clears out the home of a lonely old widow and finds some shocks.
Street drugs in the silverware drawer, a trunkful of jewels in the attic, and the distinctive ring Audrey’s mother was wearing the night her car supposedly sank to the bottom of a New Jersey lake.
Relentlessly, Audrey pursues clues to her family’s troubled history. Because the truth will set her free…unless it gets her killed.
Each fact Audrey uncovers drags her further away from the love she craves. Now she’s on a collision course with people more determined, more ambitious, and more dangerous than she can fathom. As the twist ending reveals, some truths are too awful to bear, and too terrible to share.
353 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 22, 2012
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About the author
S.W. Hubbard
32 books453 followersS.W. Hubbard writes the kinds of books she loves to read: twisty, believable, full of complex characters, and highlighted with sly humor. She is the author of the Palmyrton Estate Sale Mystery Series and the Frank Bennett Adirondack Mountain Mystery Series, as well as the Life in Palmyrton Women's Friendship Fiction Series. Her short stories have appeared in Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine and the anthologiesDead Drift, Crimes by Moonlight, The Mystery Box, andAdirondack Mysteries. When not writing, she hikes with her rescue dog, Libby, and her husband. She lives in Morristown, NJ.
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May 23, 2017
Wow!
I really loved this book! I honestly couldn't put it down and so stayed up till three A.M. I don't like to over analyze fiction I read for enjoyment. If it's well written, has interesting characters, and a compelling storyline I'm happy. This book more than met my expectations.
I've already downloaded the next in the series.
I really loved this book! I honestly couldn't put it down and so stayed up till three A.M. I don't like to over analyze fiction I read for enjoyment. If it's well written, has interesting characters, and a compelling storyline I'm happy. This book more than met my expectations.
I've already downloaded the next in the series.
January 20, 2013
When I started this book I really wasn't sure what to expect...but it was a very good read! It was one of those when you began to read you wanted to continue to read to see where it was headed and it kept you going to the end...Really enjoyed it.
Thanks for the signed copy!
Thanks for the signed copy!
February 8, 2017
In Another Man's Treasure by S.W. Hubbard, Audrey Nealon owns an estate sale business, where she cleans out the houses of those who have died and sells the contents to dealers and then in an estate sale. As she and get 2 two assistants, Jill and Tyshon, are sorting through a relic of a house, first Tyshon finds a bag filled with ecstacy and then Jill tumbles through the attic to the floor below while trying to check out a chest that turns out to be filled with all sorts of valuable jewelry. But everything around Audrey fades to the background when she discovers a unique ring, one that she knows had been made specially for her mother, who disappeared in a plunge into a lake during a serious snowstorm on Christmas Eve when Audrey was three. What is her mother's ring doing in this old lady's attic?
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June 14, 2017
**This is a review for the audiobook version of this book on Audible.
Talk about twists and turns! Wow! Another Man's Treasure: Palmyrton Estate Sale, Book 1 by S.W. Hubbard, narrated by Janelle Tedesco, is definitely one that will keep you listening 'til the wee hours of the morning! I loved it and I cannot wait to start Book 2, which I have already purchased! Woohoo!! Whenever I listen to anything in the Mystery genre, I always try to "solve the case" as I go, as I'm sure 99% of you also try to do. I'm never very good at it, but even after the mystery is revealed, there are times I'm still not too shocked. Well, I will be in shock if you solve this one! There is no way!! There are so many twists and turns...probably more in this book than any I have read before, in fact. Just when you think "the truth" is out in the open....WRONG! There's always something more waiting around the corner. This book was hard to put down, and it definitely kept me on my toes!
The narration was fabulous! Janelle Tedesco did a fantastic job, and I plan to listen to her in other books, 100%! I thought she did an especially good job when switching characters in the dialogue! The character Jill never came up for air and talked a mile a minute. If I was a narrator, I would have had to re-record every single scene a million times over to get those lines sounding good. On top of the fast-talking and slightly whiney character, Janelle Tedesco flawlessly mixed in dialogue from a quite-the-opposite sounding character during their conversation. I realized at that moment what the bookmark & notes buttons in the Audible app were really for....I used that feature for the 1st time so I could go back and check it out again...and again! It makes me smile. Great job!!
I highly recommend this book to those who like a good mystery that keeps you guessing. As I stated before, I already purchased Book 2 because I plan to continue with this series. I see that Book 3 is also on Audible. Yippee! I signed up for S.W. Hubbard's mailing list on her website and followed her on social media. In one of her posts, she mentioned the possibility of another book in the Estate Sale series coming out at the end of 2017...I'll definitely be on the lookout, especially if you keep putting them on audio! Keep up the great work!
Thank you for reading my review. I hope it was helpful to you. :-)
Talk about twists and turns! Wow! Another Man's Treasure: Palmyrton Estate Sale, Book 1 by S.W. Hubbard, narrated by Janelle Tedesco, is definitely one that will keep you listening 'til the wee hours of the morning! I loved it and I cannot wait to start Book 2, which I have already purchased! Woohoo!! Whenever I listen to anything in the Mystery genre, I always try to "solve the case" as I go, as I'm sure 99% of you also try to do. I'm never very good at it, but even after the mystery is revealed, there are times I'm still not too shocked. Well, I will be in shock if you solve this one! There is no way!! There are so many twists and turns...probably more in this book than any I have read before, in fact. Just when you think "the truth" is out in the open....WRONG! There's always something more waiting around the corner. This book was hard to put down, and it definitely kept me on my toes!
The narration was fabulous! Janelle Tedesco did a fantastic job, and I plan to listen to her in other books, 100%! I thought she did an especially good job when switching characters in the dialogue! The character Jill never came up for air and talked a mile a minute. If I was a narrator, I would have had to re-record every single scene a million times over to get those lines sounding good. On top of the fast-talking and slightly whiney character, Janelle Tedesco flawlessly mixed in dialogue from a quite-the-opposite sounding character during their conversation. I realized at that moment what the bookmark & notes buttons in the Audible app were really for....I used that feature for the 1st time so I could go back and check it out again...and again! It makes me smile. Great job!!
I highly recommend this book to those who like a good mystery that keeps you guessing. As I stated before, I already purchased Book 2 because I plan to continue with this series. I see that Book 3 is also on Audible. Yippee! I signed up for S.W. Hubbard's mailing list on her website and followed her on social media. In one of her posts, she mentioned the possibility of another book in the Estate Sale series coming out at the end of 2017...I'll definitely be on the lookout, especially if you keep putting them on audio! Keep up the great work!
Thank you for reading my review. I hope it was helpful to you. :-)
February 20, 2015
Running your own business requires great strength of character, high risk tolerance, and a lot of passion. For Audrey Nealon, these same qualities also come in handy when solving the mystery of how her long-dead mother’s ring wound up in a box of jewelry at her current client’s estate sale and figuring out why investigating it puts her life in danger now. Throw in some romance and an ailing father, and you find yourself rooting for this heroine with all you’ve got.
This mystery has a well-formed plot and characters with depth, and it also examines issues of racial prejudice, politics, and family dynamics without turning preachy or detracting from the main story. More than once I had to tear myself away from the page. I appreciated the awkward love triangle, and that both men revealed surprising layers in Audrey’s company. There was no black and white, good and evil, obvious path to the solution. The resolution was satisfying yet bittersweet.
I think Audrey and I would get along. We’re both 30-something small business owners who want to believe that most people are good at heart and that small acts of faith will pay off. I hope Audrey’s next adventure takes place at a spa. She deserves it.
This mystery has a well-formed plot and characters with depth, and it also examines issues of racial prejudice, politics, and family dynamics without turning preachy or detracting from the main story. More than once I had to tear myself away from the page. I appreciated the awkward love triangle, and that both men revealed surprising layers in Audrey’s company. There was no black and white, good and evil, obvious path to the solution. The resolution was satisfying yet bittersweet.
I think Audrey and I would get along. We’re both 30-something small business owners who want to believe that most people are good at heart and that small acts of faith will pay off. I hope Audrey’s next adventure takes place at a spa. She deserves it.
March 22, 2013
couldn't put this book down, loved it
May 1, 2018
Different Theme...
Really enjoyed this book. It has so many characters in it that you are wondering the whole time, hmmm, could he have done that? What about her? Really like when I find something a little different. Going to get more of this series.
Really enjoyed this book. It has so many characters in it that you are wondering the whole time, hmmm, could he have done that? What about her? Really like when I find something a little different. Going to get more of this series.
April 7, 2018
This was one of those free books you get through various sources, so I didn't really expect a lot but I was pleasantly surprised. Once in a while you can really discover a good new writer. It's happened to me several times now. I liked the writing style and characters (a lot) and the mystery kept my interest throughout the book. I already bought the next book in the series and looking at what else she has written.
April 26, 2021
Absolutely fabulous. Being in Real Estate is way of knowing what things are treasures or not. When there’s an older customer, surprises happen. Great read.
September 4, 2021
Very slow. I didn't connect to any of the characters and just skipped to the end.
March 31, 2018
I thoroughly enjoyed this cozy mystery!
October 15, 2022
So many twists and turns in this terrific murder/mystery. Having read this author before, I am not the least surprised.
June 2, 2020
I've been looking for a while for a readable cozy mystery and this is it. Not dopey, not poorly written, not lacking in plot or storyline. Not a ditzy female that spends all of her time closing her store to "interview" people she doesn't even know.
At last, a female that is smart, runs her own business, cares about other people, tries to do the right thing and doesn't just close up shop and run off constantly. (This is because I hate my stories to be full of improbabilities, no one can run a biz by closing all of the time.)
At last, a story that has well-developed characters, a plot and a surprise ending.
At last, a readable cozy mystery series.
At last, a female that is smart, runs her own business, cares about other people, tries to do the right thing and doesn't just close up shop and run off constantly. (This is because I hate my stories to be full of improbabilities, no one can run a biz by closing all of the time.)
At last, a story that has well-developed characters, a plot and a surprise ending.
At last, a readable cozy mystery series.
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June 1, 2020I really enjoyed reading this book; loved the author's style and humor. Fell in love with each character, even the dog. Looking forward to book #2 in the series. Treat yourself, you won't be disappointed.
June 1, 2017
Love, love, love this first book of the series
I'm a sucker for great characters. I fall in love and then will follow them anywhere. Good storyline, with plenty of suspense. Fans of modern cozy genre, meet Audrey and her friends!
I'm a sucker for great characters. I fall in love and then will follow them anywhere. Good storyline, with plenty of suspense. Fans of modern cozy genre, meet Audrey and her friends!
March 26, 2022
I really enjoyed this book and couldn't wait to get back to reading it every evening. A woman who runs an estate sale company finds a ring thay belonged to her mother that died when she was very young. Now she has to figure out what really happened to her mom. Good mystery!
August 21, 2017
A Mystery Treasure
Excellent mystery, a real page turner, guaranteed to engage the reader..
These are phrases I would use to describe this work. I enjoyed the author's style as much as the plot. I thoroughly enjoyed the author's character development as well. I deducted a star because I felt the plot dragged a little before the climax allowing too many insignificant "twists and turns" too slow the plot's progression.
Excellent mystery, a real page turner, guaranteed to engage the reader..
These are phrases I would use to describe this work. I enjoyed the author's style as much as the plot. I thoroughly enjoyed the author's character development as well. I deducted a star because I felt the plot dragged a little before the climax allowing too many insignificant "twists and turns" too slow the plot's progression.
December 2, 2012
Another Man’s Treasure by S. W. Hubbard
I just read this terrific new book by S.W. (Susan) Hubbard, “Another Man’s Treasure” (AMT). I will disclose that even though she was my college roommate, my recommendation is based on thoroughly enjoying this engrossing page-turner suspense novel. Hubbard’s previous three books, the Adirondack Trout Run series featuring Frank Bennett, published by Pocket Books, came to a premature close when Pocket decided to close down its mystery line. Though I loved her first series (Take The Bait, Swallow The Hook, and Blood Knot) - think British style mystery in an American regional setting - I was delighted to enter into a new space and place with the release of Another Man’s Treasure. Set in New Jersey with the backdrop of an estate sale business, Audrey Nealon, the sassy, entrepreneurial, protagonist of AMT is on a quest to find answers about her childhood and her family by resolving the disappearance of her mother thirty years ago.
The novel is fast-paced and full of quirky, cleverly described characters. Audrey’s two young assistants, Tyshaun a young man with street cred and a criminal record is highly believable and is as accurately drawn as Jill, the other assistant who wears a post-punk crew cut, a tongue stud and Doc Martens. And then there is the cold, cerebral math whiz father who has (conveniently) suffered a stroke, the handsome political operative Cal, the burly, magnetically attractive Detective Coughlin, the loyal mutt Ethel, and numerous other characters that are part of the estate sale scenes, the political campaign for the New Jersey governorship, and the Manor View Senior Living facility. The author has a keen eye for the details and nuances that make these various worlds real and seamlessly intersects them culminating in a very unexpected ending.
I love to read and I admit that reading mysteries is one of my secret guilty pleasures. It shouldn’t be, but it isn’t all that easy to find books like AMT that are well written and intelligent, as well as just fun with “who done-it” suspense-filled plot twists and a literary allusion to Proust’s Madeleine. ATM is a little hard to characterize – the author has settled on “personal journey thriller” - and I can’t argue with this description. Audrey has never really accepted the disappearance of her mother and estrangement from her father. When she discovers a ring that belonged to her mother as she prepares for one of her estate sales, the story launches into a tale that touches on art, antiques, street drugs, political ambition, family bonds, and personal growth and acceptance. Not bad for a fun page-turning mystery that you will still feel good about reading when you are done.
This book is interesting in another way. Numerous publishing houses really liked it but because the plot didn’t fit into any really neat genres or categories, they weren’t quite sure how to market it and as a result didn’t accept it for publishing. So the author went on and published it herself through Amazon and is now hoping that personal recommendations via word of mouth will push out sales to a larger audience.
I highly recommend this book and if you like it, tell others about it too!
ANOTHER MAN'S TREASURE by S. W. Hubbard, is available on Kindle, Nook, iPad and paperback via Amazon only.
Visit www.swhubbard.net to read the first chapter.
I just read this terrific new book by S.W. (Susan) Hubbard, “Another Man’s Treasure” (AMT). I will disclose that even though she was my college roommate, my recommendation is based on thoroughly enjoying this engrossing page-turner suspense novel. Hubbard’s previous three books, the Adirondack Trout Run series featuring Frank Bennett, published by Pocket Books, came to a premature close when Pocket decided to close down its mystery line. Though I loved her first series (Take The Bait, Swallow The Hook, and Blood Knot) - think British style mystery in an American regional setting - I was delighted to enter into a new space and place with the release of Another Man’s Treasure. Set in New Jersey with the backdrop of an estate sale business, Audrey Nealon, the sassy, entrepreneurial, protagonist of AMT is on a quest to find answers about her childhood and her family by resolving the disappearance of her mother thirty years ago.
The novel is fast-paced and full of quirky, cleverly described characters. Audrey’s two young assistants, Tyshaun a young man with street cred and a criminal record is highly believable and is as accurately drawn as Jill, the other assistant who wears a post-punk crew cut, a tongue stud and Doc Martens. And then there is the cold, cerebral math whiz father who has (conveniently) suffered a stroke, the handsome political operative Cal, the burly, magnetically attractive Detective Coughlin, the loyal mutt Ethel, and numerous other characters that are part of the estate sale scenes, the political campaign for the New Jersey governorship, and the Manor View Senior Living facility. The author has a keen eye for the details and nuances that make these various worlds real and seamlessly intersects them culminating in a very unexpected ending.
I love to read and I admit that reading mysteries is one of my secret guilty pleasures. It shouldn’t be, but it isn’t all that easy to find books like AMT that are well written and intelligent, as well as just fun with “who done-it” suspense-filled plot twists and a literary allusion to Proust’s Madeleine. ATM is a little hard to characterize – the author has settled on “personal journey thriller” - and I can’t argue with this description. Audrey has never really accepted the disappearance of her mother and estrangement from her father. When she discovers a ring that belonged to her mother as she prepares for one of her estate sales, the story launches into a tale that touches on art, antiques, street drugs, political ambition, family bonds, and personal growth and acceptance. Not bad for a fun page-turning mystery that you will still feel good about reading when you are done.
This book is interesting in another way. Numerous publishing houses really liked it but because the plot didn’t fit into any really neat genres or categories, they weren’t quite sure how to market it and as a result didn’t accept it for publishing. So the author went on and published it herself through Amazon and is now hoping that personal recommendations via word of mouth will push out sales to a larger audience.
I highly recommend this book and if you like it, tell others about it too!
ANOTHER MAN'S TREASURE by S. W. Hubbard, is available on Kindle, Nook, iPad and paperback via Amazon only.
Visit www.swhubbard.net to read the first chapter.
December 20, 2017
Really glad I found this series. Great mystery with lots of interesting twists. Characters are nuanced and very relatable in that they are not black and white. On to the next in the series.
February 21, 2017
I received a free copy of this audio book in exchange for an honest revuew.
I loved this book. I was hooked. I loved the friendship between Audrey and Jill especially and I loved how Coughlin grows as a character over the novel. The twists and turns of the mystery kept me gripped throughout, even if it becomes slightly obvious towards the end.
Can't wait to reach book 2! :-)
I loved this book. I was hooked. I loved the friendship between Audrey and Jill especially and I loved how Coughlin grows as a character over the novel. The twists and turns of the mystery kept me gripped throughout, even if it becomes slightly obvious towards the end.
Can't wait to reach book 2! :-)
June 16, 2022
Looking for a book that will keep you up late because you just have to know what happens next? Then grab this first in a series. I quite enjoyed the characters and the character development of this story. I loved the descriptions of homes that the MC went into as part of her estate sales business. What a fascinating way to describe homes and the lives of the people in them. There are definitely twists and turns in this story. My only gripe is that the one "who dunnit" seemed a little bit of a stretch and a little too over the top. But this story was completely enjoyable and I look forward to the next in the series.
August 17, 2017
Audrey, a thirtysomething sisngle woman is the owner of a house clearing service, Another Man's Treasure. Along with her two staff, one a girl, Jill, who has been with her for about a year and another, a boy, an ex-con who has just started. They are starting to look through their latest assignment, a typical old ladies house, when Tyrone (the new guy ) finds a bag of pills in the kitchen drawer. He tell Audrey this must be a stash house and that they will be gone in the morning. At the same time, her other off-sider screams out from the room above. They race up to find that she has fallen through the attic ceiling and is lying on the bed covered in jewels.
Audrey, who is experienced in recognising paste jewellery from real sifts though the treasure and is astonished to find she recognises one of the pieces, a ring. She secrets it away and when she gets home she compares it with the one in a picture of her Mother and her hands clapsed (no faces), the Mother's hand is wearing the ring.
Audrey's mother disappeared about 30 years ago at Christmas time, and apparently never took off this ring., so how has it ended up in this old ladies house.?.
Audrey, who is experienced in recognising paste jewellery from real sifts though the treasure and is astonished to find she recognises one of the pieces, a ring. She secrets it away and when she gets home she compares it with the one in a picture of her Mother and her hands clapsed (no faces), the Mother's hand is wearing the ring.
Audrey's mother disappeared about 30 years ago at Christmas time, and apparently never took off this ring., so how has it ended up in this old ladies house.?.
July 14, 2014
I loved this book. Written by a local author for a library book club, I was truly surprised by her talent. She has a light, quick-reading style. The book is set in the world of estate sales and the subsequent staging of homes for resale. The small business owner is supported by a quirky, bickering staff who are nonetheless skilled at what they do and extremely loyal. As soon as you think the mystery is solved by the first discovery, you encounter the next and then the next. I ended up buying copies for my sisters and friends.
September 22, 2016
“This audiobook was given by the author, narrator, or publisher at no cost in exchange for an unbiased review via Audiobook Boom.”
Another Man's Treasure: Palmyrton Estate Sale, Book 1
by S.W. Hubbard
This book moves in ever expanding circles while the female protagonist searches for answers into the disappearance of her mother more than 30 years earlier. We have mystery, suspense, and romance as the story unfolds. I hope there will be more in this series.
The narration was well done.The characters were well portrayed.
Another Man's Treasure: Palmyrton Estate Sale, Book 1
by S.W. Hubbard
This book moves in ever expanding circles while the female protagonist searches for answers into the disappearance of her mother more than 30 years earlier. We have mystery, suspense, and romance as the story unfolds. I hope there will be more in this series.
The narration was well done.The characters were well portrayed.
November 16, 2012
This is a terrific new book from Susan (SW) Hubbard, well-written and skillfully plotted. The characters are appealing and complex, and the estate sale business is a perfect setting for suspense. I rooted for Audrey from the first page to the last.
March 13, 2018
I really enjoyed this little mystery. I already ordered the author's next book in the series, and I look forward to reading it.
March 9, 2018
Another Man's Treasure - a review by Rosemary Kenny
Audrey Nealon runs Palmyrton Estate Sales, preparing homes for sale after relatives and friends have claimed any mementos and inheritances, with the help of her reliable aides Jill and Tyshaun. She's called in to clear the home of an old lady, Agnes Szabo, by her nephew Cal Tremaine, a lawyer and campaign manager for would-be governor, Spencer Finneran.
Audrey's already got a complicated life - her Dad's in a nursing home after having a stroke and her Mom left the family home under mysterious, never-explained circumstances when Audrey was just 3 years old, so when she falls for Cal, does she really need the complications he brings with him?
What does Audrey first find at Mrs Szabo's house? What does she do with it?
Where does Jill find the trunk and what happens next? What's hidden inside?
Where does Audrey put it for safekeeping - and what does she recognise and keep for herself?
Why is Audrey reluctant to tell the police about the finds? What really happened to her Mom?
SW Hubbard has all the storytelling skills of an Agatha Christie or Sara Paretski, drawing the fan of psychological murder-mysteries with a twist in, until they're caught like a fly in the spider's web, with delicious dread and anticipation in equal measure - more please!
Audrey Nealon runs Palmyrton Estate Sales, preparing homes for sale after relatives and friends have claimed any mementos and inheritances, with the help of her reliable aides Jill and Tyshaun. She's called in to clear the home of an old lady, Agnes Szabo, by her nephew Cal Tremaine, a lawyer and campaign manager for would-be governor, Spencer Finneran.
Audrey's already got a complicated life - her Dad's in a nursing home after having a stroke and her Mom left the family home under mysterious, never-explained circumstances when Audrey was just 3 years old, so when she falls for Cal, does she really need the complications he brings with him?
What does Audrey first find at Mrs Szabo's house? What does she do with it?
Where does Jill find the trunk and what happens next? What's hidden inside?
Where does Audrey put it for safekeeping - and what does she recognise and keep for herself?
Why is Audrey reluctant to tell the police about the finds? What really happened to her Mom?
SW Hubbard has all the storytelling skills of an Agatha Christie or Sara Paretski, drawing the fan of psychological murder-mysteries with a twist in, until they're caught like a fly in the spider's web, with delicious dread and anticipation in equal measure - more please!
June 30, 2018
The secrets hidden by the dead
Outstanding. What a novel way to start a new series. The plot is fantastic! It will keep you wavering between who the "baddie" is or maybe there are more than one? She hadn't felt close to her father, ever and he was disapproving of her going into business as a house clearance agent. The latest house she cleared came with a big surprise. Her mother's ring! The mother that never took off her ring and died after going shopping on Christmas Eve. Is this the truth? As she delves into things, she is attacked, an innocent man is put behind bars and she is pulled into the world of drug dealing! A superb cast of characters from the zany to the down to earth. Brilliant.
Outstanding. What a novel way to start a new series. The plot is fantastic! It will keep you wavering between who the "baddie" is or maybe there are more than one? She hadn't felt close to her father, ever and he was disapproving of her going into business as a house clearance agent. The latest house she cleared came with a big surprise. Her mother's ring! The mother that never took off her ring and died after going shopping on Christmas Eve. Is this the truth? As she delves into things, she is attacked, an innocent man is put behind bars and she is pulled into the world of drug dealing! A superb cast of characters from the zany to the down to earth. Brilliant.
August 30, 2019
Review for Audible Version:
This book was absolutely fantastic! There were many twists and turns and it kept me guessing the whole way through. The narrator was the perfect choice for this book and she voiced the characters in such a way that I lost myself in the story. I would have never read this book had it not been for the generosity of the author, SW Hubbard, who offered me an Audible copy as well as the most recent installment of this series, Treasure Built of Sand, which is actually the 6th book in the series. I enjoyed it so much, I actually used one of my precious Audible credits that I’ve been saving up to purchase book 2, Treasure of Darkness, so I can read all of the books in order. I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys an intriguing mystery.
This book was absolutely fantastic! There were many twists and turns and it kept me guessing the whole way through. The narrator was the perfect choice for this book and she voiced the characters in such a way that I lost myself in the story. I would have never read this book had it not been for the generosity of the author, SW Hubbard, who offered me an Audible copy as well as the most recent installment of this series, Treasure Built of Sand, which is actually the 6th book in the series. I enjoyed it so much, I actually used one of my precious Audible credits that I’ve been saving up to purchase book 2, Treasure of Darkness, so I can read all of the books in order. I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys an intriguing mystery.
September 1, 2021
If you love antiques, art and suspense, you will love this exciting story
After reading many suspenseful books and detective series on Kindle Unlimited, I have come to expect typos, grammar issues and continuity errors in probably 50% of those I have read. Not so with this delightful novel that keeps you wondering "who done it" almost to the last page. A very well crafted story with diverse characters, local color and lots of fun adjectives. Who knew that estates sales could be so successful? As an aging baby boomer with la full set of Royal Doulton, I enjoy reading about all the treasures amongst the trash and I am excited to read the rest of the series.
After reading many suspenseful books and detective series on Kindle Unlimited, I have come to expect typos, grammar issues and continuity errors in probably 50% of those I have read. Not so with this delightful novel that keeps you wondering "who done it" almost to the last page. A very well crafted story with diverse characters, local color and lots of fun adjectives. Who knew that estates sales could be so successful? As an aging baby boomer with la full set of Royal Doulton, I enjoy reading about all the treasures amongst the trash and I am excited to read the rest of the series.
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