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Freya and Aunt Carole, everyone’s favorite antique-hunting, mystery-solving duo, return in a sequel that somehow manages to be even more captivating than their first adventure” (Tom Ryan, USA TODAY bestselling author) as they are on the hunt for a dangerous criminal aboard a cruise ship.
Synopsis
When a painting vanishes from a maritime museum and a dead body is found nearby, Freya Lockwood and her Aunt Carole of the Lockwood Antique Hunter’s Agency are called to investigate.
Following a lead that takes them aboard a glamorous antiques cruise sailing toward the Red Sea in Jordan, they quickly discover that the ship’s art gallery is filled with stolen antiquities. Each antique is also listed in Freya’s late mentor’s journals that detail unsolved cases. In chasing a murderer with a stolen painting, they may have found something more sinister than they could’ve imagined…
Their hunt soon turns deadly when they learn the enigmatic and dangerous art trafficker named The Collector could be on board. But on a ship full of antiques enthusiasts—plus some unexpected familiar faces—will Freya and Carole be able to discover the Collector’s identity and stop his murderous plans before the ship docks? Or will the killer strike again?
Review
Earlier today I gave you my review of the first book in this series and this is the second one. As Freya has stepped back into her formal life and is looking into the secret life that her mentor Arthur had held, via his diaries, she finds herself invited to a sea cruise to be one of the lecturers. When she gets uninvited she knows something is up and she and her aunt get themselves back on the cruise to do a little sleuthing. They come across old friends, also on the cruise in disguise, and realize the cruise is much more than just a learning cruise. There is something evil a foot, and Arthur was trying to stop it before he died. A little bit Pink Panther, mixed with a cozy and a touch of Indiana Jones, this one will keep you guessing almost to the very end, and it sets up book 3 quite nicely!
About the Author:
C. L. Miller started working life as an editorial assistant for her mother, Judith Miller, on The Miller’s Antique Price Guide and other antiquing guides. After she had children, she decided to follow her long-held dream of becoming an author and began concentrating on her writing full-time. She lives in a medieval cottage in Dedham Vale, Suffolk, with her family.
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