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Estate of Mind (1999)

par Tamar Myers

Séries: Den of Antiquity mysteries (6)

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A Faux Van Gogh When North Carolina antique dealer Abigail Timberlake makes a bid of $150.99 on a truly awful copy of Van Gogh's The Starry Night, she's just trying to win Mama's approval by supporting the church auction. Hopefully, she'll make her money back on the beautiful gold antique frame. Little does she expect she's bought herself a fortune...and a lot of trouble. A masterpiece to kill for When her ex-boyfriend shows up and offers ten bucks for the ugly Starry Night, Abby pops the frame and is stunned to discover hidden behind the faux Van Gogh canvas a multi-million dollar lost art treasure. Suddenly she's a popular lady in her old hometown, and her first visit is from Gilbert Sweeney, her schoolyard sweetheart (according to him), who claims the family's painting was donated by mistake. But social calls quickly turn from nice to nasty as it's revealed that the mysterious masterpiece conceals a dark and deadly past and some modern-day misconduct that threatens to rock the Rock Hill social structure to its core. Someone apparently thinks the art is worth killing for, and Abby knows she better get to the bottom of the secret scandal and multiple murders before she ends up buried six feet under a starry night.… (plus d'informations)

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I read the first few in this series almost 2 decades ago and remembered them as fairly humorous cozies: not great, but good. So when I was last in the states I picked up a copy of Estate of Mind in a used book store to see if memory served and whether or not it was worth continuing the series. It is not.

I suspect there's an excellent plot here: paintings missing since WWII, art theft, white elephant sales, etc. But I can't get past the writing. It's not bad in the traditional sense: I'm sure it's well edited and I didn't see any glaring errors. But the author's style just isn't suited to me anymore (if it ever was - I do remember I quit her other series because of her style in those books). Abby "wails" when "exclaims", "blurts out", or even "shrieks" might be better choices, and unfortunately, she "wails" a lot. A lot of the banter felt forced and her choice to exaggerate some of the characters' personalities just didn't work for me.

I'm not rating this because it might be a great story for someone else; this really is just a style issue for me and I didn't stick with it long enough to really rate it.

murderbydeath | Feb 6, 2022 |

While I love Abby, this outing wasn't my favorite. The actual murder occurred some 260 pages into the novel. Yes, there was another mystery around, but since I wasn't gettin' any of the moolah; I wasn't as interested as the rest of the characters in the book! Though I have to say she is so quick with the quips I almost forgive her her faults, almost! ;] (

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lollyletsgo | Aug 10, 2017 |

When Abby Timberlake picks up a painting at the local church auction, she gets more than she bargained for. The hideous replica painting hides a famous painting that could be worth millions. However, Abby quickly finds herself in a dangerous position as many parties interested in the painting keep popping up and some of them aren't afraid to murder to get their way.

This is a fun book. I first read it over 10 years ago, but it is just as fun now. I am definitely going to go back and reread the rest of this series. (

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caittilynn | Jan 1, 2014 |

This one Abby buys a painting at a benefit auction for her mother's church. The painting is a poor rendition of Van Gogh's Starry Night. She's buying it for the nice guilt frame. Problems arise however when someone breaks into her car. She has the painting and frame in the trunk of the car. Her on again off again boyfriend takes a liking to the painting. She pries it from the frame to find a missing real Van Gogh behind it. It seems that her plots are getting formulaic but they are still light and fun reads. (

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ChrisWeir | Sep 16, 2013 |

Rendezvous Review: A Den of Antiquity Mystery. Abigal Timberland is a divorced mother with a very successful antique business. Her discovery of a long missing Van Gogh changes her life dramatically. The ensuing plot is a cross between Southern tradition, mystery, and comedy. Abby is a fascinating character and some of her ideas regarding Southern thinking remind me of my own Southern family. I love this fun book and look forward to reading more Abby Timberlake adventures from this talented author. Great! (Reviewed February 2000 by Carol Prusinski (

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A Faux Van Gogh When North Carolina antique dealer Abigail Timberlake makes a bid of $150.99 on a truly awful copy of Van Gogh's The Starry Night, she's just trying to win Mama's approval by supporting the church auction. Hopefully, she'll make her money back on the beautiful gold antique frame. Little does she expect she's bought herself a fortune...and a lot of trouble. A masterpiece to kill for When her ex-boyfriend shows up and offers ten bucks for the ugly Starry Night, Abby pops the frame and is stunned to discover hidden behind the faux Van Gogh canvas a multi-million dollar lost art treasure. Suddenly she's a popular lady in her old hometown, and her first visit is from Gilbert Sweeney, her schoolyard sweetheart (according to him), who claims the family's painting was donated by mistake. But social calls quickly turn from nice to nasty as it's revealed that the mysterious masterpiece conceals a dark and deadly past and some modern-day misconduct that threatens to rock the Rock Hill social structure to its core. Someone apparently thinks the art is worth killing for, and Abby knows she better get to the bottom of the secret scandal and multiple murders before she ends up buried six feet under a starry night.

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