Antiques Slay Ride by Barbara Allan (
SYKM) is apparently the novella-length 8th in her Trash 'n' Treasures series of humorous cozy mysteries starring an antiques dealer and her little dog too, this one the obligatory festive Xmas holiday installment, free courtesy of publisher Kensington.
Incidentally, we've previously received
#1,
#2, and
#4 in the series as prior freebies, in case you've been on MR awhile and were looking to start from the beginning.
As it turns out, another title in the series which is also labelled as #8, perhaps as a collective Xmas festive-themed novella thing, happens to be marked down to $1.99 (couponable @
Kobo):
Antiques Fruitcake, if you're interested.
Currently free @
B&N (also in the
UK),
Amazon (available to Canadians),
Kobo &
iTunes &
Google Play (all available to Canadians).
Description
Ho Ho Homicide
The Christmas rush is on as Brandy Borne and her quaintly quirky mother, Vivian, sniff out plum collectibles for resale, only to find the owner of a Santa's workshop worth of treasures has received some deadly tidings. Its beginning to look a lot like murder…but who wanted the deceased closed for the holidays—permanently? Maybe a rival antiques dealer, a Grinch who collects Christmas? Or the victims suspiciously frosty stepchildren? Brandy and Vivian check their list of whos been naughty or nice, but it may take a Christmas miracle—and some help from Sushi, their elfin shih tzu—to tie a bow around the seasons most wanted killer!