A Killer Collection

Antiques & Collectibles Mysteries Series #1

By: Ellery Adams

Narrated by: Andi Arndt

Length: 5 hrs and 53 mins

Publisher's summary

Molly Appleby is a young writer for Collector's Weekly, and when the attractive reporter isn't covering auctions and antique shows all over the South, she's trying to get her new relationship with a coworker off the ground. When her latest assignment takes her to North Carolina pottery country to cover an exclusive kiln opening, she's certain that the show promises surprising offerings and rare finds. What she doesn't expect to find is a dead body.

George-Bradley Staunton is known throughout the antiques world as a very wealthy and very ruthless collector, and when he drops dead just after the opening, there are all too few mourners and a seemingly endless list of suspects. When the local police are stumped, Molly steps in to put her journalist's nose to work sniffing out the culprit. But no sooner does she start collecting clues than another dead body falls into her lap. As Molly digs beneath the genteel surface of antiques and collectibles, she finds a world filled with backstabbing and competition, and what started as a story about rare collections might leave Molly with nothing more than a collection of corpses.

©2006 Jennifer Stanley; revised copyright 2014 by Jennifer Stanley (P)2016 Tantor

Pottery and murder

Pretty good debut. A quick cozy mystery with a dash of romance. Not a bad start.

Not very well constructed

Not very well constructed and add a sprite of self justice

First of off all the book was very ' dry ' - only a few hints of humor usually tinged with negativity.
Calling people stupid (Dumb and Dumber) does not amuse me.

If you like pottery, this may be a more interesting read. However the authors attempt to make
clay into an almost living thing is laughable for the rest of us.

Our hero spends the entire book trying to figure out who the murderer is and then when she does the entire thing just kind of goes away.

Also ex wife and mistress mysteries are so overused it can not be considered very original.

And at the end we really still don't know who the murderer is or if they even killed the 'right' victim as I suspect there were 2 people in the car at the time of the accident. Or maybe I just lost interest ... - which it never really held to begin with.

kinda boring

struggled to finish. great$ull for lack of foul language. too detailed bt pottery as opposed to storyline.

A great story

As a former ceramics buff, this story was great. I liked the description of how throwing a pot
Was accomplished




ceramics buff

Good!

Really liking this series and the story line is very interesting ! Looking forward to next book!

typical cosy mystery ruined by a boring narrator

I knew what to expect with a cosy mystery. easy going plot for mild entertainment and mindless fun. nothing too gory or disturbing. some saccharine sweetness.

but the simple story was IMO ruined by this boring, flat and lifeless narrator. i enjoyed the story enuf to force myself thru more of her readings if tht is the only option for this author though.

Enjoyable and Entertaining

Ellery Adams has another good cozy mystery series. I enjoyed this book lie her others. It has interesting characters and realistic situations. I hope the rest of the series is added soon to Audible.

Ellery 👍

loved it as usual! Can't wait for her next in the Secret Scone book series

A quick listen

The story is a extemely typical cozy mystery. The protagonist spends way too much time comparing herself to other women and heaping body shame on her self. Most of the characters are shallow. I didn't figure out the soluntion ahead of time.

Okay for background noise. I listened while working.

I didn't think I would like a book about pottery

But I enjoyed the narrator's voice , the mystery and the characters a lot. Actually couldn't put it down!