The Ming and I (A Den of Antiquity Mystery)

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Rattling Old Family Skeletons North Carolina native Abigail Timberlake owner of the Den of Antiquity is quick to dismiss the seller of a hideous old vase--until the poor lady comes hurtling back through the shop window minutes later the victim f a fatal hit-and-run. Tall dark and handsome Homicide Investigator Greg Washburn--who just happens to be Abbys boyfriend--is frustrated by conflicting accounts from eyewitnesses. And hes just short of furious with his ever-loving when he learns it was a valuable Ming vase and Abby let it vanish from the crime scene. Abby decides she had better find out for herself what happened to the treasure--and to the lady who was dying to get rid of it. It turns out the victim had a lineage that would make a Daughter of the Confederacy green with envy and her connection with the historic old Roselawn Plantation makes that a good place to start sleuthing. Thanks to her own mamas impeccable southern credentials Abby is granted an appointment with the board members--but no one gives her permission to snoop. And digging into the long-festering secrets of a proud family of the Old South turns out to be a breach of good manners that could land Abby six feet under in the family plot. Rattling Old Family Skeletons North Carolina native Abigail Timberlake owner of the Den of Antiquity is quick to dismiss the seller of a hideous old vase--until the poor lady comes hurtling back through the shop window minutes later the victim f a fatal hit-and-run. Tall dark and handsome Homicide Investigator Greg Washburn--who just happens to be Abbys boyfriend--is frustrated by conflicting accounts from eyewitnesses. And hes just short of furious with his ever-lovin when he learns it was a valuable Ming vase and Abby let it vanish from the crime scene. Abby decides she had better find out for herself what happened to the treasure--and to the lady who was dying to get rid of it. It turns out the victim had a lineage that would make a Daughter of the Confederacy green with envy and her connection with the historic old Roselawn Plantation makes that a good place to start sleuthing. Thanks to her own mamas impeccable southern credentials Abby is granted an appointment with the board members--but no one gives her permission to snoop. And digging into the long-festering secrets of a proud family of the Old South turns out to be a breach of good manners that could land Abby six feet under in the family plot.