The Antique Hunter's Guide to Murder

Name: The Antique Hunter's Guide to Murder
Brand: Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd
SKU: 9781035021819
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the highly anticipated crime novel for fans of the Antiques Roadshow

By C L Miller

Series: The Antique Hunter's

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The Antique Hunter's Guide to Murder by C L Miller is the start of your new favourite crime series. Think The Number One Ladies Detective Agency meets The Fellowship of the Puzzle Makers, as written by Richard Osman. Freya, it's down to you to finish what... Read More

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The Antique Hunter's Guide to Murder by C L Miller is the start of your new favourite crime series. Think The Number One Ladies Detective Agency meets The Fellowship of the Puzzle Makers, as written by Richard Osman.

Freya, it's down to you to finish what I started...

Freya Lockwood has avoided the quaint English village where she grew up for the last 20 years. That is, until news arrives that Arthur Crockleford, antiques dealer and Freya's estranged mentor, has died under suspicious circumstances.

You will uncover a reservation, I implore you to attend...

When a letter from Arthur is delivered—sent just days before his death—and an ordinary pine chest concealing Arthur's journals with reservations in her name are revealed, Freya finds herself drawn back into a life she'd sworn to leave behind.

But beware, trust no-one. Your life depends on it...

Joining forces with her eccentric Aunt Carole, Arthur's staunch best friend, Freya follows both clues and her instincts to an old manor house for an 'antiques enthusiasts weekend'. However, not all is as it seems; the antiques are poor reproductions and the other guests are menacing and secretive.

Can Freya and Carole solve the mystery surrounding the weekend before a killer strikes again?

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781035021819

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 February 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Macmillan

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 31.0mm

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 470g

Pages: 384

Collections

C L Miller Comedic Crime Cosy Crime Crime & Thriller Fiction General Fiction Humour Series: The Antique Hunter's

About the Author

C. L. Miller started working life in publishing as an editorial assistant for her mother, Judith Miller on the Miller's Antique Price Guide and as a researcher for the Antique Hunter's Guide to Europe and then went into hospitality and events. After she had children, she decided to follow her long-held dream of becoming an author and began writing full-time. She was an Undiscovered Voices winner in 2022 and was showcased in the UV 2022 anthology. C. L. lives in a medieval cottage in Dedham Vale, Suffolk, with her family.

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