Antique
Forgery
by Eileen Harris
Publisher: Wings ePress
Published: August 18, 2012
ASIN: B008ZJRE98
Synopsis:
This second book in the series takes the reader
further into the life of Alicia Trent and her friends. Magic, forgery,
betrayal, and fabulous jewels surround Alicia as she struggles to find the
reason for her friend's death.
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My Thoughts:
Arthur
and Janice Darnell were as close to family as Alicia Trent had and when
Janice's estranged sister left her estate to Janice, Alicia was the first
person she called to evaluate the antique jewellery. Antique Forgery is
the second book in this series. On Alicia'a last business trip (to her home
town) she had acquired what she called the future clock that told her what was
going to happen on a specific day sometime in the future if she chose to listen
to it. Only by listening to it could she listen to the next one. What she heard
for the period of this business trip made Ali apprehensive about taking on this
particular job even though she knew that she could not change events whether
she was there or not. In the end, Alicia chose to go and help her long-time
friends with their collection.
Nothing
about this job went smoothly. Right from the beginning there were problems. The
lawyers had given the key to the jewellery room, but nobody knew that a safe
door with a combination lock had been installed and of course no one knew the
combination. This kind of combination lock was like a bank safe, not crackable
by your ordinary locksmith.
There
were all kinds of twists and turns in this story leading it into a multiple
murder investigation and artwork forgery. The question was, "Who was the
killer - someone inside the house, or an outsider?"
I
enjoyed the return of Nick, Ali's long distance boyfriend from New York, who
happened to know the lead detective on the case. The romance in this novel was
clean with sex only implied in one scene. The language was fairly clean as well
with only a few of the milder swear words throughout the book.
I
enjoyed getting to know Ali better as she displayed her loyalty to her friend
Kendra through her tenacity in investigating Kendra's murder. Ali kept placing
herself in harms way by doing her investigating and I'm sure made the police
wonder a few times if she were the guilty party.
The
story (except for the future clock) was believable and the characters seemed
real enough. I very much enjoyed Antique Forgery and would recommend it
to anyone who enjoys mysteries. I gave this novel 4 stars out of 5.
Thank
you to the publishers for providing a copy of the book in exchange for a fair
and honest review. A positive opinion was not required. All thoughts are my
own.
About the Author:
From
living off the grid in the Arizona desert, Eileen has moved to the woods of
upstate New York. She has authored a standalone adventure novel called Desert
Shadow. She is also the author of Alicia Trent Series. The Black Cane : Dowager
Diaries Book 1 is her latest release.
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