Elaine Flinn - Tagged for Murder (2004)
Antiques dealer Molly Doyle, the heroine of the delightful, award-winning debut Dealing in Murder, published last year, returns for another go-around in the shady and surprisingly dangerous world of objets d'art.
As Elaine Flinn's Tagged for Murder opens, Molly is rocked by the murder of Trudy Collins, a friend and fellow dealer. The more she learns about Trudy's life and death, the more Molly fears her friend wasn't the woman she thought she was.
Adding to her frustrations is the unexpected arrival of her 12-year-old niece, dumped on Molly by her irresponsible sister, who quickly disappears from the scene. Faced with trying to solve a murder, make her business a success, and muddle through as a surrogate mom, the resilient heroine has her hands more than full just trying to survive.
As with her first book, Flinn again demonstrates herself to be an author with a strong sense of story and a deliciously sly wit. Deftly avoiding the potential pitfalls of the cozy mystery, Tagged for Murder is another first-rate, entertaining tale.
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