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A Steal of a Deal: A Small-Town Antiques Amateur Sleuth Cozy Mystery with a Slow-Burn Clean Romance (The Sandpiper Cove Antique Mysteries, Book 1)
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Publisher: Independently Published
Pages: 312
Weight: 0.68
Height: 0.65 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
The deal of a lifetime just became the discovery of a lifeless body.
Former big-city auction-house appraiser Della Marsh traded her corner office in Boston for the lemon-oil-and-brass-polish quiet of her late aunt's antiques shop, The Gilded Heron. All she wants is a slow life among the clocks and curios of foggy little Sandpiper Cove, Maine - and a chance to feel like she finally belongs somewhere. But her very first estate appraisal is anything but peaceful.
Tucked among the dusty heirlooms of the old Abernathy house sits a breathtaking treasure - and Della's expert eye knows in an instant that it is a flawless forgery. Then she finds the homeowner crumpled at the bottom of the cellar stairs. The handsome local sheriff is ready to call it a tragic accident. Della calls it murder. After all, who fakes a priceless heirloom and then conveniently dies before anyone can ask why?
With a meddlesome marmalade cat underfoot, a town full of polite secrets, and a charming deputy who would much rather she stayed safely behind her shop counter, Della starts pulling threads that someone went to great lengths to bury. But every forgery has a forger - and this one would kill to stay hidden. The closer Della gets to the truth, the more she realizes the danger isn't just in the cellar. It's standing right beside her in the fog.
Perfect for readers who love:
- A clever amateur sleuth with a real-world expertise (antiques and art forgery)
- Charming small-town Maine settings dripping with coastal atmosphere
- A clean, closed-door, slow-burn romance that simmers across the series
- A cozy whodunit with no gore, no graphic content, and a satisfying solve
- A scene-stealing cat and a cast of nosy, lovable neighbors
- An overarching cold-case mystery tied to the heroine's past
If you adore cozy mysteries with a smart heroine, a quaint shop full of secrets, and a murder that's anything but an accident, you'll be hooked from the first foggy morning.
Start Book 1 of The Sandpiper Cove Antique Mysteries today - the appraisal is free, but the truth will cost someone everything.
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