Barbara Allan

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Pennsylvania

When a vintage cornet they discover in an abandoned storage unit leads to murder, Brandy Borne and her mother Vivian must catch a corpse-hoarding killer—an investigation that exposes the town of Serenity's juiciest secrets. Reprint.

Antiques Disposal

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A Trash 'n' Treasures Mystery

The quaint Midwestern town of Serenity is about to hit the small screen. Brandy Borne and her dramatically ditsy mother, Vivian, will be starring in Antique Sleuths, a reality TV show based on their antiquarian adventures - and their talent for solving deadly crimes. What better shooting set than a creepy old house, the site of a 60-year-old unsolved axe murder? The location is perfect until Bruce Spring, the shows producer, meets a fatal 'axe-ident'. The first suspect seems typecast for the role of killer- he was found at the scene, clutching a stained axe. But as Brandy and Vivian chop around for clues, plenty of other suspects stick out their necks. If they're going to solve this mystery, they'll have to be extra careful not to wind up on the cutting room floor - in pieces!

Antiques Chop

Brandy and Vivian head to a comic-book convention to sell a rare 1940s Superman drawing. An intruder breaks into their hotel suite, and they suspect a felonious fan, over-eager to acquire the artwork. When Brandy and Mother stumble onto a murder victim impaled by a pen-shaped award, suspects range from comic-book collectors to crime kingpins, leading to a madcap Manhattan misadventure.

Antiques Con

When she moves back in with her mother, Vivian, Brandy Borne's life gets extremely chaotic as their antiques booth at the mall is overwhelmed with holiday business and Vivian's former flame, an antiques dealer, is found murdered.

Antiques Flee Market

After Vivian decides to run for county sheriff and Brandy agrees to be the campaign manager, a massive explosion sends Brandy to the ER and and kills the elderly aunt of Vivian's political opponent, putting Brandy and her mother on the trail of a killer.

Antiques Wanted

Trouble's on the wind when an auctioneer turns up dead in the new Trash 'n' Treasures cozy mystery - "one of the funniest cozy series going" (Ellery Queen Magazine) Two o'clock in the morning is the perfect time to be asleep. So when long-suffering Brandy Borne is rudely awoken by her eccentric mother, Vivian, and invited on a surreptitious shopping trip, the idea is less than tempting. But if Vivian - Serenity's true-crime writing, septuagenarian super-sleuth - has a nose for sniffing out antiques, Brandy's sense of smell is just as good . . . and trouble's on the wind. A little light blackmail and one run-in with the police later, and Brandy and Vivian are the 'proud' owners of a selection of dead stock, liberated ahead of an upcoming warehouse sale from unsavory auctioneer Conrad Norris. Brandy's not convinced there's a fortune to be made in vintage toys, retro plates and pearl buttons - there's more mileage in their shop's new Halloween display, even though it's only August - but she supposes it could be worse. It soon is. After the auction's taken place, Vivian and Brandy make an unnerving discovery. It's not just the stock that's dead - so is the auctioneer . . . This light-hearted, laugh-out-loud cozy mystery also features Brandy and Vivian's humorous tips for buying and selling antiques, along with a selection of tasty recipes.

Antiques Liquidation

Look out London - eccentric antiques dealer Vivian Borne and her daughter Brandy are bringing their own brand of mayhem and mischief to the British capital, in the fifteenth installment of the award-winning Trash 'n' Treasures cozy mystery series. Vivian Borne - true-crime author, antiques dealer and ex-sheriff of Serenity, Iowa - is looking forward to meeting her new editor in London. Flying first class, rooms at the Savoy . . . Her long-suffering co-author, daughter Brandy, worries the trip will bankrupt them both, but the alternative - Mother travelling alone - is unthinkable. Brandy's almost tempted to make her fiancé, Tony - Serenity's Chief of Police - call Scotland Yard and warn them Vivian's coming. But even Brandy doesn't predict their vacation will end in murder . . . or that she and Mother will be unceremoniously ejected from the country, with an order to leave things well alone. Vivian and Brandy need a case to write about, and Mother doesn't care which one. But as the intrepid sleuths - ably supported by doggy detective Sushi - investigate a promising local prospect, they're plunged into a complex mystery that stretches right back to London . . . with no choice but to carry on. Looking for a laugh-out-loud, quirky mystery to brighten your mood? Trash 'n' Treasures is "one of the funniest cozy series going" (Ellery Queen Magazine) - and if you're new to the series, it's safe to jump right in.

Antiques Carry On

Spring has sprung a major leak in small town Serenity, as the Mississippi River drops in for an extended stay. With hundreds of homes and dozens of business flooded, how better to help the cozy town get back to normal than staging a city-wide church bazaar?

Brandy Borne knows the outcome of her mother Vivians plan, however, is more likely to lean toward bizarre, especially when she hears Mother wheedle a reclusive Russian heiress into donating a truly rare item: the last Faberge egg ever created! As private bidders and representatives from Christies and Sothebys go at each other, and local-theater diva Vivian barks her way into auctioneering infamy, Brandy tries her best to stay calm--all this craziness cant be good for her pregnancy (did we mention shes surrogate mom for her best gal pal?).

Its not so good for the winning bidder, either, who turns up mortally scrambled at the foot of a church-tower staircase. . .without the prized egg. Soon no one is safe, everyones a suspect, and even the thought of food is sending the now Prozac-free mom-to-be sprinting for the nearest porcelain altar. Its going to take a little fuzzy therapy from Sushi--Brandys peppy Shih Tzu--and a lot of Mothers charmingly, alarmingly meddlesome inquiries to track down this killer. . .who is one seriously bad egg!

Dont miss Brandy Bornes tips on antiques!

Antiques Bizarre

Oklahoma

Determined to make a new start in her quaint hometown on the banks of the Mississippi, Brandy Borne never dreams she'll become the prime suspect in a murder case. . .

Moving back in with her eccentric, larger-than-life mother, Brandy Borne finds small-town Serenity anything but serene. It seems an unscrupulous antiques dealer has swindled Vivian out of the family's heirlooms. But when he is found run over in a country lane, Brandy becomes Murder Suspect Number One--with her mother coming in a very close second. . .

The list of other suspects is impressive--the victim's business seems to have been based on bilking seniors out of their possessions. And when the Borne "girls" uncover a few very unsavory Serenity secrets, they become targets for a murderer whose favorite hobby seems to be collecting victims.

Don't miss Brandy Borne's tips on antiques!

"Cozy mystery fans will love this down-to-earth heroine with the wry sense of humor and a big heart." --Nancy Pickard

"With its small-town setting and quirky characters, Antiques Roadkill is fun from start to finish. Dive in and enjoy."--Laurien Berenson

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Brandy Borne arrives back in her hometown on the banks of the Mississippi to find that an unscrupulous antiques dealer, Clint Carson, has swindled her mother, Vivian, out of the family heirlooms. When Carson is found run over in a country lane, Brandy becomes number one suspect.

Antiques Roadkill

California

As Halloween approaches, Brandy and her meddling mother must unmask a killer when a body is found at the antiques mall, supposedly mauled to death by a good-natured pit bull, launching an investigation that results in the disappearance of her ten-year-old son.

Trash N Treasure Mystery 2 Antiques Maul

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Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Tennessee

A Trash ‘N’ Treasures Mystery

Antiques Foe

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One of the funniest mystery novels ever written, with sharp wit, excellent writing, and more. Great story, too! Don't miss it! 

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

New York

When the jealous wife of a local tycoon is found dead, Brandy Borne, her ever-eccentric mother and their sleuthing shih tzu investigate clues surrounding a super-secret high-society bridge group. Co-written by the author of the Quarry series.

Antiques Swap

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Condition notes: There is a small black spot on the top of the spine, and the pages have some yellowing from age.

In this fifth Trash n' Treasure mystery, summer has come to Serenity, the Midwestern town known for its antiques, and someone's murderous temper is about to erupt.

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