Cloaked in Malice (A Vintage Magic Mystery) [Mass Market Paperback]

Annette Blair (Author)

Book Description

Release date: July 3, 2012 | Series: A Vintage Magic Mystery (Book 5)

There's nothing Maddie loves more than fabulous vintage clothes, but the visions she gets while touching them are starting to wear her down. Even so, when a beautifully dressed girl comes to Vintage Magic in search of  her past, Maddie isn't about to turn her away, especially since she bears a striking resemblance to her good friend Dolly Sweet.

When Maddie touches Paisley Skye's exquisitely crafted child's cloak, the vision she receives is of the ugliest sort: a decades-old case of kidnapping and murder. To give herself more time to investigate, Maddie enlists the help of her FBI Agent boyfriend Nick and takes Paisley into her home. But when Dolly suddenly skips town, Maddie realizes that uncovering the folds of Paisley's past will reveal more than one vintage crime...

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A book by Annette Blair is a guaranteed roller coaster ride."—Fresh Fiction

"Blair has the magic touch."—The Best Reviews

About the Author

Magic or destiny, Annette Blair’s bewitching romantic comedies became her first national bestsellers. Now she’s entered a world of bewitching mysteries and designer vintage, a journey sure to be Vintage Magic.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Berkley (July 3, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425251438
• ISBN-13: 978-0425251430
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #419,860 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Dear Reader,

I hit the New York Times Bestseller List with my 5th Vintage Magic Mystery. Color me gobsmacked ... and grateful. Hugs and thanks to my wonderful readers for making this possible. I could never have done it without you.

It's been seven years since I left my job as a Development Director at a New England Prep School to become a full time writer, and I am still loving the heck out of it.

I didn't always know I wanted to be a writer, but I discovered Jane Eyre soon after I got my first library card. I was eleven and put a romantic spin on every story I read. In high school, I wrote romances about my friends and their boyfriends. Racy stuff for which their mothers did not thank me.

When my children were young, I jotted plot ideas on corners of envelopes, recipe cards, and such, and threw them in my nightstand. One day, I picked one and started writing. I made my first sale in 1998. I have since journeyed to Regency England; twenty-first century Salem, Massachusetts; Newport, Rhode Island; and Mystic, Connecticut; falling in love and solving mysteries along the way. I have befriended a host of sassy, sexy witches who tantalize and torment the men in their lives. Hopefully, those same characters, witches and rogues alike, have made magic for you.

I have recently seen the re-release of JACOB'S RETURN and BUTTERFLY GARDEN, both Sensual Amish Historicals set in Pensylvania & Ohio, which are available in ebook, trade paperback and audio book formats. (Yes, they have love scenes, because they were written as straight historicals and not for the Christian Market, years before that market became the force it is today.)

Also re-released: The Rogues Club, a series of Regency Historical Romances. UNDENIABLE ROGUE, UNFORGETTABLE ROGUE, UNMISTAKABLE ROGUE & UNTAMABLE ROGUE (Formerly, A Christmas Baby.) They're Unputdownable.

New series on the block: my Vintage Magic Mysteries--paranormal cozies, set in Mystic Connecticut. The latest, CLOAKED IN MALICE will be released in July 2012. OPERATION PETTICOAT in February 2013. These are books 5 & 6 in the series.

After the Rogues, my Scoundrels will be coming to an e-reader near you: SEA SCOUNDREL, CAPTIVE SCOUNDREL, PROPER SCOUNDREL & HOLY SCOUNDREL.

Some of my favorite authors are: Ruth Cardello, Kristan Higgins, Hannah Howell, Nora Roberts, Janet Evanovich, Mary Balogh, Susan Elizabeth Phillips & Madelyn Alt.

Amazon Author Rankbeta 

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#62 in Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Romance > Historical Romance

#64 in Books > Romance > Historical

#62 in Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Romance > Historical Romance

#64 in Books > Romance > Historical

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars What a fun read!!! July 5, 2012

By thecloaklady

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

I bought this book yesterday and finished it today! It was just as fun as the other books in the series, loved the new character! I am a fellow clothing designer (though of medieval clothing, lol) and love reading about her fashion finds as well :) Overall, 5 stars for a fun, quick cozy mystery with strong characters and great story line!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing September 18, 2012

By Ichobod Mudd

Format:Mass Market Paperback

I have enjoyed Annette Blair's "Vintage Magic Mysteries" from the beginning but I am very disappointed with this latest book. The plot is not only overly complicated, it is highly implausible in a number of areas. Russian clowns, double agents, a villain who hangs around for decades and then doesn't kill his target when she is a sitting duck, etc, etc. A waste of my time.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Another great Cozy. July 4, 2012

By Nancy L. Bradford

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

I am not one to recap a book, I just state my fellings. Another great Cozy. I loved the new character and hope to see more of her in the future.