Antiques Fate

A village festival offers a Shakespeare play, an antiques saleand a murder: ';Surely one of the funniest cozy series going.'Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine Brandy Borne's exceedingly eccentric mother, Vivian, has been invited to perform her one-woman interpretation of ';the Scottish play' (sometimes called Macbeth)with different hats for different charactersat the neighboring town of Old Yorks annual fte. The weekend festival celebrates the quaint villages English flavor. Brandy, sensing a possible theatrical disaster, and savvy shih tzu Sushi, sensing possible doggy treats, tag along with the scene-stealing septuagenarian. As soon as they arrive in the cozy hamlet, tragedy strikes: the theater owner drops dead onstage while giving Vivian the grand tour. That wasnt in the script and before they know it, Brandy and Vivian are entangled in a progressively perilous murder plot. Besides the cream teas and Chippendale chairs, it seems there are skeletons lurking among Old Yorks charming pubs and enticing antiques stalls When a second victim turns up mysteriously murdered, the dynamic duo knows theyve got to step into the spotlight. But the remorseless killer seems to be well rehearsed for the Borne girlsand wont leave even the smallest detail of their demise to fte! ';Brandy and her eccentric mother make a hilarious team of snoops.'Joan HessIncludes Brandy Bornes tips on antiques fairs!