Nightmare in Shining Armor: A Den of Antiquity Mystery by Tamar Myers
By Tamar Myers
The Corpse Is within the Mail Den of Antiquity proprietress Abigail Timberlake's Halloween dress get together is a roaring success—until an unforeseen hearth sends the panicked visitors fleeing from Abby's emporium. One exiting reveler she is simply too satisfied to determine the again of is Tweetie "Little Bo Peep" Timberlake—unfaithful spouse of Abby's faithless ex, Buford. yet no longer lengthy after the conflagration is introduced lower than keep watch over, the previous Mrs. T. discovers an strange go well with of armor in her condominium. And crammed inside of is the seriously siliconed, no-longer-living physique of the present Mrs. T. definitely a few enraged collector of medieval chain mail has despatched Abby this lethal supply. yet diving into their eccentric ranks may possibly turn out a deadly proposition for the plucky antiques dealer/amateur sleuth. or even a steel swimsuit will not be adequate to guard Abby from the vicious and vindictive attentions of a crazed killer.
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46 NIGHTMARE IN SHINING ARMOR 47 “Abby! ” she hissed. ” “You do? ” “I bought it in Jamaica the last time I was there. It’s actually an antique. It was used for chopping cane on a sugar plantation. Anyway, I was going to put it in my shop, but then decided it didn’t hurt to have a weapon around the house. ” She gave me a little push. I waved my arms until I caught my balance. “Be a doll, dear, and get it for me. I’d have to take off my stilts just to reach under the bed. ” “Oh no, you don’t! ” “My bedroom is right there,” I said pointing to the nearest door.
The Wentworths were one of the wealthiest, if not the wealthiest, of the many nouveau riche families the Charlotte economy had spawned in the last several years. Not having inherited any antiques from their blue-collar ancestors, the couple was buying up area antiquities like they were shares of Microsoft stock. Mama, seeing my tears, bade her steed to halt momentarily. “Abby, your mascara is smearing. ” “Mama! ” Apparently she didn’t, because she whacked Sergeant Bowater with her crop and the traitorous trio galloped on into the foyer.
No. I wouldn’t joke about a thing like this. ” “Hey, hold it down in there,” he shouted, his hand only half-covering the receiver. He got back on. “How? Where? ” “I think she was strangled. And it happened here. ” “Strangled? ” “Both her eyes and her tongue—never mind,” I wailed, trying to erase that awful image from my mind. ” “I’m tiny, Greg. ” “Right. Sorry. Look, just sit tight. ” “You’re at Mama’s in Rock Hill,” I reminded him, and not without a trace of bitterness. “It would take you twenty minutes in a squad car to get back to Charlotte.