A Deadly Dealer (Wheeler Cozy Mystery) [Large Print] [Paperback]

J. B. Stanley (Author)

Book Description

Series: Wheeler Cozy Mystery | Publication Date: January 2008

Covering the famous Heart of Dixie antique show for Collector's Weekly, amateur sleuth Molly Appleby gets an unwelcome scoop when she finds the dead body of an antiques dealer in her hotel's lush conservatory.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 333 pages
• Publisher: Wheeler Publishing (January 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1597226718
• ISBN-13: 978-1597226714
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,415,976 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

A former Middle School English teacher, I've had a wide range of jobs ranging from catering to working the shirt press at a dry cleaner to being a part-time folk and outsider art dealer. I am most happy around books, food, animals, and antiques, so I combined all three of these things and became a writer of mysteries. My first series revolves around the world of antiques and collectibles and several of my characters love cats. My second series, The Supper Club mysteries, revolves around folks who are junk food addicts. Please visit my website at www.jbstanley.com for book club discussion questions and my contact information.

Thanks for supporting traditional mysteries!

Cheers, J.B.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Two Thumbs Up!!, August 8, 2007

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Chris (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Deadly Dealer (Collectible Mystery) (Paperback)

I just love this series and this latest installment was no disappointment. It's a fast read with a lot of twists and turns that really keep you guessing. I also like learning a little each time about antiques and I never knew that walking canes could be so deadly until now. The plot flows nicely and all the loose ends are tied up by the end of the book. JB Stanley is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another great antiques cozy, November 15, 2007

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Dawn Dowdle "Mystery Lovers Corner reviewer" (Lynchburg, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Deadly Dealer (Collectible Mystery) (Paperback)

Molly Applebee and her mom are off to Nashville to cover the famous Heart of Dixie antique show for Collector's Weekly. Everything is going well until Molly stumbles over the body of Tom Barnett, a dealer of medical antiques. Just the night before her mom had introduced him to her. He'd seemed worried.

Her mom insists that he is one of the most honest antique dealers in the business. When they find out from his ex-wife that he was behind on his child support payments and another dealer asserts that one of his clients is the real owner of a valuable blanket chest in Tom's booth, they begin to wonder about his integrity. Then one of his antiques is stolen and another dealer is attacked. Molly knows she has to find the killer before the show ends and a killer goes free. Can she do it without putting herself in jeopardy?

I love this series. Each book is a fun, quick reading cozy. I like how the author intersperses information about antiques without droning on and on. That is a great quality. Molly is such a lovable character, too. I like that she doesn't have a boyfriend who's a cop to be feeding her information. I do hope she and Mark can work out the kinks in their relationship, too.

I always enjoy the interactions between Molly and her mother. They make a great pair of amateur sleuths. I highly recommend this book and the whole series.

4 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Ma!, October 17, 2007

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J. K. Langley (Escanaba,Mi,USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Deadly Dealer (Collectible Mystery) (Paperback)

Ma this and Ma that, as a title for the main character's mother, got a bit taxing for a mystery. Not a page turner.