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Silver Sisters Mysteries #4
Diamonds in the Dumpster
It’s trouble at sea when eighty-year old Flossie and Sterling Silver, former Vaudeville magicians, are invited on a relaxing cruise. Goldie’s husband, Captain Red Pepper, has arranged for her mother and uncle to sail on his ship, the Aurora Borealis, and mingle with magicians during the Magic on the High Seas cruise. Goldie thinks it’s a great idea and her twin sister, Godiva, sees it as a chance to keep the old folks out of trouble while she spends time with her new boyfriend, Dexter Diamond. Magic turns to mayhem when one of the star magicians is murdered on board and Uncle Sterling becomes a suspect. The FBI gets involved and soon the whole Silver family is caught up in the search for an international jewel thief. How will the feisty octogenarians get out of hot water this time? When can Goldie Silver return to her quiet antique shop in Juneau? Will advice columnist, Godiva Olivia DuBois, find true love this time around?
294 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 15, 2016
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June 30, 2018
This book falls into the category of Cozy Mystery, which both my partner and I really enjoy reading.
I received an eBook version of this book in return for a review.
I won't go into the details of the plot - the amazon.com description below does this admirably - but I would like to say that I enjoyed it a lot. This is the second Silver Sisters Mystery I have read and the quality is excellent.
The characters are all well-defined and, in this case, even the villains are likeable enough with enough good points that you find yourself thinking "they'd be interesting at a dinner party".
It is though, the Silver Sisters and their extended family that you read these books for, as the mystery comes second. When their mother Flossie and their uncle Sterling - both ex-magicians - are invited on a sea cruise for magicians you know they are going to be right in the thick of it, and they are.
My one complaint is that I would probably have enjoyed a slightly more definitive denouement.
I received an eBook version of this book in return for a review.
I won't go into the details of the plot - the amazon.com description below does this admirably - but I would like to say that I enjoyed it a lot. This is the second Silver Sisters Mystery I have read and the quality is excellent.
The characters are all well-defined and, in this case, even the villains are likeable enough with enough good points that you find yourself thinking "they'd be interesting at a dinner party".
It is though, the Silver Sisters and their extended family that you read these books for, as the mystery comes second. When their mother Flossie and their uncle Sterling - both ex-magicians - are invited on a sea cruise for magicians you know they are going to be right in the thick of it, and they are.
My one complaint is that I would probably have enjoyed a slightly more definitive denouement.
December 16, 2016
Diamonds in the Dumpster - Review by Martha A Cheves: Stir Laugh Repeat; Think With Your Taste Buds; and A Book and A Dish
Like two undercover agents, the duo began to inch around the corner keeping Waldo behind them. Just before the full turn, Flossie signaled Sterling to stop. He looked at her with a quizzical expression and raised his eyebrows as if to say "What's going on?" She pushed him back so they were both out of sight, then whispered. "It was him - the angry man. He was backing out of Jade's cabin like a thief, looking to both sides to see if anyone was watching. He's up to no good, Sterling. I can feel it in my bones."
The 'oldsters' Flossie and Sterling Silver have been treated with a cruise by Flossie's son-in-law who just happens to be the ship's captain. The cruise will, in part, be made up of old and new magicians which fits them perfectly since they too are magicians - on the old side. Sterling has his eye on a turban that is being worn by one of the performers, and believe it or not, ends up with it, in a shady way. What follows is far from what he nor Flossie ever expected.
Goldie and Godiva are twins. Goldie is married to Red Pepper, the cruise captain. She owns Silver Spoon Antique Shoppe in Juneau. Godiva married a VERY wealthy man who was a real obnoxious person. Fortunately for her he passed away leaving her VERY wealthy. She has an advice column called Godiva's Ask G.O.D. Both women are like night and day. One homey and one who enjoys her money and the men that can come with it. But put these two together, add Flossie and Sterling and you have pure excitement with humor added in, especially when a little murder is thrown into the pot, and money, and jewels, and magic, and humor, must I go on.
I've read all of this series and can't get enough. This is a series that I hope lives and continues as long as I'm able to read. The authors are creative and the names they give their characters are the best!
Like two undercover agents, the duo began to inch around the corner keeping Waldo behind them. Just before the full turn, Flossie signaled Sterling to stop. He looked at her with a quizzical expression and raised his eyebrows as if to say "What's going on?" She pushed him back so they were both out of sight, then whispered. "It was him - the angry man. He was backing out of Jade's cabin like a thief, looking to both sides to see if anyone was watching. He's up to no good, Sterling. I can feel it in my bones."
The 'oldsters' Flossie and Sterling Silver have been treated with a cruise by Flossie's son-in-law who just happens to be the ship's captain. The cruise will, in part, be made up of old and new magicians which fits them perfectly since they too are magicians - on the old side. Sterling has his eye on a turban that is being worn by one of the performers, and believe it or not, ends up with it, in a shady way. What follows is far from what he nor Flossie ever expected.
Goldie and Godiva are twins. Goldie is married to Red Pepper, the cruise captain. She owns Silver Spoon Antique Shoppe in Juneau. Godiva married a VERY wealthy man who was a real obnoxious person. Fortunately for her he passed away leaving her VERY wealthy. She has an advice column called Godiva's Ask G.O.D. Both women are like night and day. One homey and one who enjoys her money and the men that can come with it. But put these two together, add Flossie and Sterling and you have pure excitement with humor added in, especially when a little murder is thrown into the pot, and money, and jewels, and magic, and humor, must I go on.
I've read all of this series and can't get enough. This is a series that I hope lives and continues as long as I'm able to read. The authors are creative and the names they give their characters are the best!
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