Larceny and Old Lace (Den of Antiquity, 16)

I was disappointed in this book. It was missing over thirty pages in the middle of the book. Just as they were getting to the good part. :(

I have just finished reading the last one in this series and have loved every single one. Abby is an antiques dealer, divorced, with two grown children and an eclectic mix of friends. In the first stories, Abby has an antique shop in Charlotte, NC. In later books, she has moved to Charleston, SC and opened a shop there. She is constantly finding dead bodies (otherwise there wouldn't be any stories, right?) which make for some great fun as Abby, along with her friends or her eccentric mother, try to find out who the murderer is. Tamar Myers' sense of humor is priceless.

I started reading "Larceny and Old Lace " after finishing all of the books in the Pennsylvania Dutch series.Although Magdalena and Abigail are as different as night and day, both have spunk, are funny and make great heroines for these cozy reads. Tamar Myers' style is definitely present in all its glory.The only thing I was struggling with is the fact that one of the characters seems to change names about three quarters through the book: The slightly annoying, numbers crunching fellow antiques dealer Gretchen is suddenly referred to as Heather. Did I miss something or is this a serious oversight on behalf of Tamar Myers' proofreaders?Despite this little flaw, I loved this book and am looking forward to reading the rest of the series.Highly recommended to cozy mysery fans.

This first in Ms. Myers' "Den of Antiquity" series was the most fun I've had reading since I finished her last book of her other series. Abby Timberlake is the owner of an antique shop in the south. When her aunt is murdered, she sets about to find the killer. You don't want to read ahead, because that would mean missing out on Ms. Myers' sparkling wit and humor that peppers each page. The reading goes fast since it's a page-turner, and the time spent is truly a relaxing, enjoyable escape. I won't even complain about the price of paperbacks with a book like this. Worth every penny. I've read all of Ms. Myers' Penn-Dutch mysteries. I was happy to see that this series is quite unlike her other. Characters are different, more liberal and not as restrained because of their religion as in the Penn-Dutch books. The plot was thick enough, and the killer a real surprise. A pure pleasure.

Abigail Timberlake is building a new life for herself after her divorce from Buford, who has run off with a woman named Tweetie. She has opened a place called the Den of Antiquity in her hometown of Charlotte, North Carolina. Her life is turned upside-down when her Aunt Eulonia Wiggins is found strangled to death by an antique bellpull. Immediate suspects are members of the Selwyn Avenue Antique Dealers Association of which Abilgail and her aunt are members. Eventually the suspect list grows to include a suspicious stranger who slips Abigail a fish with a threatening note attached. She pursues the woman and finds a solution to the murder which neither she nor the reader suspects. This is a light and humorous read, which I recommend.

I've been reading Tamar Myers since her first book. Both the "Den of Antiquity" and "Pennsylvania Dutch" mystery series are a hoot from start to finish. Buy her back-list while you still can!