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A Penny Urned (Den of Antiquity)
Author: Tamar Myers

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Publisher: Avon
Book Type: Paperback
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ISBN-13: 9780380811892 - ISBN-10: 0380811898
Publication Date: 9/1/2000
Pages: 288


Other Versions of this Book: Hardcover

Book Description:
Pickled...Then Potted

All that remains of Lula Mae Wiggins-who drowned in a bathtub of cheap champagne on New Year's Eve-now sits in an alleged Etruscan urn in Savannah, Georgia. Further north, at the Den of Antiquity antique shop in Charlotte, North Carolina, plucky proprietor Abigail Timberlake is astonished to learn that she is the sole inheitor of the Wiggins estate. Late Aunt Lula Mae was, after all, as distant a relative as kin can get.

Arriving in picturesque Savannah, Abby makes a couple of startling discoveries. First, that Lula Mae's final resting pot is more American cheap than Italian antique. And second, that there was a very valuable 1793 one-cent piece taped to the inside lid. Perhaps a coin collection worth millions is hidden among the deceased's worldly possessions-making Lula's passoing more suspicious than orginally surmised. With the strange appearance of a voodoo preistess coupled with the disturbing disappearance of a loved one-and with nasty family skeletons tumbling from the trees like acorns-Abby needs to find her penny auntie's killer p.d.q...or she'll be up to her ashes in serious trouble!


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Sharon P. (kyp) wrote on 2/3/2007...


A trip to Savannah for Abby to pick up her heretofore unknown Aunt's ashes gives her another murder mystery to solve. This one is not as strong as most of the Den of Antiquity series. Greg is only marginally mentioned here.

Nancy J. (firecracker) wrote on 9/2/2006...


Aunt Lula Mae Wiggins drowned in a bathtub of cheap champagne on New Year's Eve and Abby uncovers several surprises. It was a fun read. I really enjoy Tamar Myers books.

Sarah E. (DreamSE22) wrote on 4/23/2006...


Fortunately, I've come to truly enjoy this series starting with book five, Baroque and Desperate. :) The series and characters are predictable but fun, and Abby doesn't annoy me as much as she used to. I really liked this novel's setting in Savannah because everything was so quirky, and the pop-culture references to Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, etc were also fun. I'm glad Greg didn't play as big a role in this novel, but I missed the Rob-Bobs a little. Overall a fun, fast, and easy read.

Pat S. (Gramma) wrote on 3/27/2006...


A funny mystery set in the South, Savannah, GA to be exact. An aunt murdered, family skeletons being discovered, a voodoo priestess cohort and a young girl has to find her treasure/inheritance before she finds herself in more trouble. A delightful and fuuny book. I even laughed outloud at some parts.

Jan B. wrote on 10/18/2005...


Tamar Myers is a fantastic light mystery writer! This series is great -- the PennDutch series with Magdalena Yoder is even better!


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