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Title: Splendor in the Glass by Tamar Myers ISBN: 0-380-81964-3 Publisher: Avon Books Pub. Date: 30 July, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.4 (15 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A Great Escape
Comment: Tamar Myers latest novel is a delighfully fun read!! What a pleasure to read a mystery and get to giggle all the way through! Living just outside of Charleston myself I can assure you that Mrs. Myers has it right - names that are spelled one way and pronounced another, old society, being from "off" and "way off," and lots of crazy characters! I am more than happy to welcome Abby Timberlake Washburn and her quirky friends and relatives to Charleston and I hope they stay for a very long time. I've recommended this book to all my friends and am eagerly awaiting the next installment!
Rating: 4
Summary: Splendor is Splendid
Comment: This is one of the best books in Ms. Myers' "Den of Antiquity" series. When a pillar of Charleston's society invites Abby to tea and then dies, Abby tries to save her rep by finding the killer. This is the first book that shows Abby in her new home, Charleston, and as a new bride. Mom lives right in with Abby (how could we not have Mozella around?). Friends CJ and the Rob-Bobs visit. The plot is excellent and full of surprises. Additional characters are kept few, interesting and uncomplicated. Ms. Myers' humor does not seem to kick in until the last parts of the book. Again she relies on past phrases that have gotten her laughs in prior books but are now old to us. The paint shaker at the Home Depot & a sandwich short of a picnic were worn and tired phrases several books ago. Her repeated use of "wailed" can get irritating, and I don't know why she brings up "my good friend, Madgalena Yoder" (her main character from her other, Penn-Dutch, mystery series) so often. Once would have been fun. I may sound like an ungrateful reader, and I am not. She continues to be a top favorite. In spite of these flaws that keep me from giving it 5 stars, this is still one of her best. Don't miss it.
Rating: 3
Summary: The Den of Antiquity in Charleston
Comment: In this book, Abby and her husband Greg have moved to Charleston. She has opened up another Den of Antiquity shop there. Abby's mother Mozelle is also living with them. And CJ, her friend from Charlotte is visiting when the first murder occurs. This is a humourous book, and I actually enjoyed it. I've found that the later Den of Antiquity mysteries seem to be getting a little better. The plots are tighter and the humour is less forced. The book opens with Abby trying to muscle her way into the top echelon of Charleston society. When she receives a request to have tea with the leading society lady she accepts, and takes CJ with her. But no sooner do they leave after having tea with her, than the lady turns up dead - poisoned. Abby needs to find the killer before the rest of society believe she is the murderer. Throw in some antique glass and a new shop assistant that can sell ice to Eskimos, and you have the story. Abby almost gets killed, but is saved just in time - just like usual. In all honesty, I read these books for CJ. She is THE best character in the stories, and she has a big part in this one.
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Title: Nightmare in Shining Armor : A Den of Antiquity Mystery by Tamar Myers ISBN: 038081191X Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 31 July, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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Title: Baroque and Desperate: A Den of Antiquity Mystery (Den of Antiquity) by Tamar Myers ISBN: 0380802252 Publisher: Avon Books Pub. Date: 01 March, 1999 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: A Penny Urned: A Den of Antiquity Mystery (Den of Antiquity) by Tamar Myers ISBN: 0380811898 Publisher: Avon Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Estate of Mind: A Den of Antiquity Mystery by Tamar Myers ISBN: 0380802279 Publisher: Avon Books Pub. Date: 01 December, 1999 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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Title: So Faux, So Good: A Den of Antiquity Mystery by Tamar Myers ISBN: 0380792540 Publisher: Avon Books Pub. Date: 01 June, 1998 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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