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Fiction. Mystery. HTML:EVERY SHROUD HAS A SILVER LINING Abigail Timberlake, owner of the Den of Antiquity, has never been happier. She is about to marry the man of her dreams AND has just outbid all other Charlotte, North Carolina, antique dealers for an exquisite English tea service. Then Mama (who is running off to be a nun) stops by to deliver an early wedding present, and it rains on Abby's parade. The one-of-a-kind tea service Abby paid big bucks for has a twin. A frazzled Abby finds show more more trouble on her doorstep — literally — when a local auctioneer mysteriously collapses outside her shop and a press clipping of her engagement announcement turns up in the wallet of a dead man. (Obviously she won't be getting a wedding present from him.)Tracing the deceased to a small town in the Pennsylvania Dutch country, Abby heads above the Mason-Dixon Line to search for clues to the origins of faux tea services. Accompanied by a trio of eccentric dealers and her beloved but stressed-out cat, she longs for her Southern homeland as she confronts a menagerie of dubious characters. Digging for answers, Abby realizes that she might just be digging her own grave in — horrors! — Yankeeland.
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Book 4 in the series. Was another light enjoyable read. Tamar Myers is keeping up with her light mysteries with an antique flair. This one involves an "antique" silver set. During this one Abby and her friends go north to Pennsylvania Dutch country. The girls think that they're there to buy antique quilts and Abby is there to look into a man who died in a car accident. This near the end also bring a new love interest into Abby's life.
As in previous books in this series Abigail Timberlake can't wait around for the police to do their work so she begins to sniff around. Abigail Timberlake has never been happier. She is about to marry the man of her dreams AND has just outbid all other antique dealers for an exquisite English tea service. Of course, things go downhill from there.
My biggest peeve with this story was the ending. It just came flapping into view right out of nowhere. There wasn't the first clue to be found previous to the criminal mastermind's confession and if it weren't for the confession, our heroine would have never solved the mystery. There was also no reason for the confession because Abigail had no idea.
My biggest peeve with this story was the ending. It just came flapping into view right out of nowhere. There wasn't the first clue to be found previous to the criminal mastermind's confession and if it weren't for the confession, our heroine would have never solved the mystery. There was also no reason for the confession because Abigail had no idea.
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Tamar Myers was born and raised in the Belgian Congo (now just the Congo). Her parents were missionaries. She was sixteen when her family settled in America. In college she began to submit novels for publication, but it took 23 years for her to get published. Persistence paid off, however, because Tamar is now the author of two ongoing mystery show more series. One is set in Pennsylvania and features Magdalena Yoder, an Amish-Mennonite sleuth who runs a bed and breakfast in the mythical town of Hernia. The other is set in the Carolinas and centers around the adventures of Abigail Timberlake, the proud owner of a Charlotte (and later Charleston) antique store, the Den of Antiquity. Tamar now calls Charlotte, NC home. She lives with her husband, plus a Basenji dog, a Bengal cat, and an orange tabby rescue cat. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- So Faux, So Good
- Original publication date
- 1998-06-01
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- Abigail Timberlake
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- Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
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- (3.33)
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- English
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- Paper, Ebook
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