{"product_id":"antiques-liquidation","title":"ANTIQUES LIQUIDATION","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eANTIQUES LIQUIDATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClassification: Firm Sale\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuthor: ALLAN, BARBARA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher: SEVERN HOUSE consignment\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781448307654\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cheader\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"headline\"\u003ePublisher's Synopsis\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/header\u003e\n\u003csection\u003e\n\u003cdiv itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrouble'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)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\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\u003e\u003cb\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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e","brand":"SEVERN HOUSE consignment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40335354167394,"sku":"9781448307654","price":296.43,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1279\/5591\/files\/9781448307654.jpg?v=1683361030","url":"https:\/\/elexacademicbookstore.co.za\/products\/antiques-liquidation","provider":"Elex Academic Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}