MURDER
AT THE
ESTATE SALE
By
Lily Charles
Publisher:
Black Opal Books (August, 2020)
Format: Paperback
Price: $13.99
ISBN-13: 978-1-64437244-9
Kindle
edition: $3.99
Molly
and Emma Booksellers series (Book
1)
Reviewed
by Shirley Wetzel
(January 29, 2021)
Booksellers
Molly O’Donnell and Emma Clarke meet for
the first time while standing in line to shop at an estate sale. A
short time
after they are admitted into the stately home, they become better
acquainted at
the foot of the basement stairs, looking down in horror at a dead body.
Molly
recognizes the man: it’s Buck Hubbell, an obnoxious, pushy book dealer
who’s
well known in the antiquarian community as a book thief and an
all-around jerk.
There’s
an abundance of suspects, but since Emma
found him, she’s at the top of the list. Since Emma called to her for
help,
Molly is suspected of being her accomplice. The ladies join forces to
clear
their names by finding the real killer. It’s not easy, since many of
the
twenty-five people who were present at the time of the crime are
friends, or at
least acquaintances.
Molly
and Emma try to find an ancient book of magic,
believing it to hold answers to the motive for the murder. In their
search for
the truth, they have a dangerous brush with black magic, and uncover
some
astonishing secrets about people they thought they knew well.
Molly
and Emma are delightful protagonists and their
occupation as booksellers promise interesting plots in their future
adventures.
There is an undercurrent thread of romance amongst the mayhem, as the
two
become closer during the investigation. This book will appeal
particularly to
bibliophiles and fans of estate sales and cozy mysteries. Recommended.
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