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Secondhand Stiff
(2013)(The eighth book in the Odelia Grey Mystery series)
A novel by Sue Ann Jaffarian
Final Bid
Thanksgiving with her fault-finding mother has Odelia Grey stewing in her own juices. But her husband's cousin Ina - who shows up to dinner alone with ugly bruises - clearly has it worse. Things quickly go downhill after Odelia's mother decides to extend her visit a few extra days to attend a storage auction with Ina, who owns a consignment shop. The day of the auction, the thrill of bargain hunting gives way to tragedy when Ina's husband is found inside a storage locker - dead.
Praise:
"Witty and well-plotted." - Publishers Weekly
"Ina's goods may be secondhand, but Jaffarian's are first-class." - Kirkus Reviews
"Odelia and her colorful family and colleagues are as quirky and appealing as those found in Sharon Fiffer's Jane Wheel series." - Booklist
"[A] clever, winning tale with lots of laughs along the way." - Suspense Magazine
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Thanksgiving with her fault-finding mother has Odelia Grey stewing in her own juices. But her husband's cousin Ina - who shows up to dinner alone with ugly bruises - clearly has it worse. Things quickly go downhill after Odelia's mother decides to extend her visit a few extra days to attend a storage auction with Ina, who owns a consignment shop. The day of the auction, the thrill of bargain hunting gives way to tragedy when Ina's husband is found inside a storage locker - dead.
Praise:
"Witty and well-plotted." - Publishers Weekly
"Ina's goods may be secondhand, but Jaffarian's are first-class." - Kirkus Reviews
"Odelia and her colorful family and colleagues are as quirky and appealing as those found in Sharon Fiffer's Jane Wheel series." - Booklist
"[A] clever, winning tale with lots of laughs along the way." - Suspense Magazine
Genre: Cozy Mystery
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