{"product_id":"antiques-liquidation-1","title":"Antiques Liquidation","description":"Trouble''s on the wind when an auctioneer turns up dead in the new Trash ''n'' Treasures cozy mystery - \"one of the funniest cozy series going\" (Ellery Queen Magazine)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwo o''clock in the morning is the perfect time to be asleep. So when long-suffering Brandy Borne is rudely awoken by her eccentric mother, Vivian, and invited on a surreptitious shopping trip, the idea is less than tempting. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut if Vivian - Serenity''s true-crime writing, septuagenarian super-sleuth - has a nose for sniffing out antiques, Brandy''s sense of smell is just as good . . . and trouble''s on the wind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA little light blackmail and one run-in with the police later, and Brandy and Vivian are the ''proud'' owners of a selection of dead stock, liberated ahead of an upcoming warehouse sale from unsavory auctioneer Conrad Norris. Brandy''s not convinced there''s a fortune to be made in vintage toys, retro plates and pearl buttons - there''s more mileage in their shop''s new Halloween display, even though it''s only August - but she supposes it could be worse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt soon is. After the auction''s taken place, Vivian and Brandy make an unnerving discovery. It''s not just the stock that''s dead - so is the auctioneer . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis light-hearted, laugh-out-loud cozy mystery also features Brandy and Vivian''s humorous tips for buying and selling antiques, along with a selection of tasty recipes.","brand":"Canongate Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57819123646799,"sku":"9780727850911","price":38.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0061\/0372\/8217\/files\/9780727850911_1-antiques-liquidation.jpg?v=1780129942","url":"https:\/\/www.suomalainen.com\/products\/antiques-liquidation-1","provider":"Suomalainen.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}