- Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Avon; 1st mmpb edition (Dec 9 1999)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0380802279
- ISBN-13: 978-0380802272
- Product Dimensions: 17.6 x 10.8 x 2.4 cm
- Shipping Weight: 159 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #864,686 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Abigail Timberlake is back and better than ever!...Myers' charming sense of humor lightens the darkness of her subject (murder, of course!) and her superior skill as a writer makes The Ming and I an engaging read." -- Rock Hill, South Carolina Herald
"Blending mystery with a dash of romance, the witty Tamar Myers has come up with a southern mystery that will delight fans." -- Mystery & Intrigue
"Funny and full of quirky characters." -- I Love a Mystery
"Myers' tales are absorbing and delightful, sweeping the reader along on a rip tide of action." -- -- The Herald
"Myers' tales are absorbing and delightful, sweeping the reader along on a rip tide of action." -- The Herald
"Blending mystery with a dash of romance, the witty Tamar Myers has come up with a southern mystery that will delight fans." -- Mystery & Intrigue
"Funny and full of quirky characters." -- I Love a Mystery
"Myers' tales are absorbing and delightful, sweeping the reader along on a rip tide of action." -- -- The Herald
"Myers' tales are absorbing and delightful, sweeping the reader along on a rip tide of action." -- The Herald
Book Description
A FAUX VAN GOGH
When North Carolina antique dealer Abigail Timberlake makes a bid of $150.99 on a truly awful copy of Van Gogh's The Starry Night, she's just trying to win Mama's approval by supporting the church auction. Hopefully, she'll make her money back on the beautiful gold antique frame. Little does she expect she's bought herself a fortune...and a lot of trouble.
A MASTERPIECE TO KILL FOR
When her ex-boyfriend shows up and offers ten bucks for the ugly Starry Night, Abby pops the frame and is stunned to discover hidden behind the faux Van Gogh canvas a multi-million dollar lost art treasure. Suddenly she's a popular lady in her old hometown, and her first visit is from Gilbert Sweeney, her schoolyard sweetheart (according to him), who claims the family's painting was donated by mistake. But social calls quickly turn from nice to nasty as it's revealed that the mysterious masterpiece conceals a dark and deadly past and some modern-day misconduct that threatens to rock the Rock Hill social structure to its core. Someone apparently thinks the art is worth killing for, and Abby knows she better get to the bottom of the secret scandal and multiple murders before she ends up buried six feet under a starry night.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Too much dialogue,
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This review is from: Estate Of Mind (Mass Market Paperback)
This was my first Den of Antiquity mystery. I was so sure that I had found a new author and was so looking forward to getting the whole series but not anymore. I was disappointed with this book, too much dialogue, too much repetition and frankly, I couldn't tell what the main character, Abby, is thinking half the time. I really didn't find her to be a likeable person and found it a hard book to finish because of this.
2.0 out of 5 stars
I never know what to grade these stories.,
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This review is from: Estate Of Mind (Mass Market Paperback)
I always have a problem with giving Tamar Myers' stories a rating. The idea behind the books is usually a good one, and there is some humour, but they are truly lacking in some key areas. Ms. Myers really needs an editor for her books. She contradicts herself throughout the books. Also, she requires some help in basic writing skills. She overuses a lot of words consistently (ie: wailing). Also, her main characters are quite rude, and there comes a time when that is no longer that funny. I always thought Abigail was less abrasive than Magdalena, but in this book I couldn't tell the difference. In this book, Abigail stumbles upon what might be a priceless work of art hidden behind a hideous copy that she purchased at a church bazaar. It turns out that some truly nasty people knew what was hidden behind the terrible front picture and are after Abby and her family in order to get the priceless work back. The other characters in the book are still likeable, Abby's mother, CJ and some of the characters we see only in this book are fairly well drawn, but it's hard to enjoy all this with the glaring errors.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Wailing and more wailing....,
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This review is from: Estate Of Mind (Mass Market Paperback)
Why do Tamar Myers' characters have to wail? What a whiny, annoying thing to keep writing. It's very distracting, since I have to roll my eyes every time I see it, which is often! Abby lets everyone walk all over her and stands around and wails. I'd have told Mama where to get off a long time ago. Yes, Magdalena Yoder from Myers' other series is mentioned here; a police officer is also named Yoder. Can't she find another name to use? Both Abby and Magdalena are the same character, or should I say caricature? One is huge and Mennonite, the other tiny and Southern Christian. Otherwise, indistiguishable from each other.All that said, these are easy, quick reads and the stories are pretty fun. They'd get 5 stars if not for the irritating main characters!
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