A Devious Lot

Antiques & Collectibles Mysteries, Book 5

By: Ellery Adams, Parker Riggs

Narrated by: Andi Arndt

Molly Appleby has promised her new husband that their honeymoon will be trouble-free - specifically, no sleuthing. Unfortunately, trouble seems to follow Molly wherever she goes, even to England.

After a glorious week in London, the newlyweds have escaped the city to visit Molly's great-aunt in the quaint English village of Marlow Crossing. The setting is idyllic, as beautiful and serene as Molly could hope for, but, as the senior staff writer for Collector's Weekly knows, appearances can be deceiving. And when a local woman turns up poisoned to death, Molly's convinced there's more to the story than meets the eye.

Putting her honeymoon on hold, Molly agrees to help local inspector Devon Boyle with the case, especially since the sleepy village presents such a small number of suspects. But when two of them go missing and the tragic death of another woman comes to light, Molly realizes she's up against a much more sinister criminal than she thought. Untangling a web of lies and deceit as she searches for a motive and a murderer won't be easy, but Molly's determined to put all of her detective skills to use to catch a killer before her trip and her life are brought to a sudden end.

©2016 Jennifer Stanley and Parker Riggs (P)2016 Tantor

They really were a devious lot!

Lots of twists and turns in this story! Great Narration, I really enjoy the connection to the past in these books, even if they are fictional!

Another gripping tale from my favorite cozy author

I am always amazed at the depth of Ellery's stories. He develops great characters, twisting plots, weaves in lots of background information but never so much that you feel you have been in history class. He knits it all together in tales I can not put down... always with enough pace to keep me interested but not so much that it all goes by in a blurr...truly a gift. Enjoy!!!

Good story but…

The story is good but after a while Molly begins to grate on my last nerve by how incredibly stupid she can be. If she could show a little more common sense everyone would benefit.

love her books

stayed up just to finish it and to hear the end of the historical short story

One of the Best in the Series

This is a great series. Ellery Adams has created engaging characters and an interesting mystery. I was disappointed in Molly's character in this story. Her actions were both foolish and rash. However, the story didn't suffer. What makes this series so delightful is the intermingling of antiques, history and of course a good mystery. Even with Molly being so rash, I still loved this story and look forward to the next one.