{"product_id":"9780380792559","title":"The Ming and I","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Ming and I\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Tamar Myers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRattling Old Family Skeletons \u003cp\u003eNorth Carolina native Abigail Timberlake, owner of the Den of Antiquity, is quick to dismiss the seller of a hideous old vase--until the poor lady comes hurtling back through the shop window minutes later, the victim f a fatal hit-and-run. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTall, dark, and handsome Homicide Investigator Greg Washburn--who just happens to be Abby's boyfriend--is frustrated by conflicting accounts from eyewitnesses. And he's just short of furious with his ever-loving, when he learns it was a valuable Ming vase, and Abby let it vanish from the crime scene. Abby decides she had better find out for herself what happened to the treasure--and to the lady who was dying to get rid of it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt turns out the victim had a lineage that would make a Daughter of the Confederacy green with envy, and her connection with the historic old Roselawn Plantation makes that a good place to start sleuthing. Thanks to her own mama's impeccable southern credentials, Abby is granted an appointment with the board members--but no one gives her permission to snoop. And digging into the long-festering secrets of a proud family of the Old South turns out to be a breach of good manners that could land Abby six feet under in the family plot.\u003c\/p\u003eRattling Old Family Skeletons\u003cp\u003eNorth Carolina native Abigail Timberlake, owner of the Den of Antiquity, is quick to dismiss the seller of a hideous old vase--until the poor lady comes hurtling back through the shop window minutes later, the victim f a fatal hit-and-run.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTall, dark, and handsome Homicide Investigator Greg Washburn--who just happens to be Abbys boyfriend--is frustrated by conflicting accounts from eyewitnesses. And hes just short of furious with his ever-lovin, when he learns it was a valuable Ming vase, and Abby let it vanish from the crime scene. Abby decides she had better find out for herself what happened to the treasure--and to the lady who was dying to get rid of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt turns out the victim had a lineage that would make a Daughter of the Confederacy green with envy, and her connection with the historic old Roselawn Plantation makes that a good place to start sleuthing. Thanks to her own mamas impeccable southern credentials, Abby is granted an appointment with the board members--but no one gives her permission to snoop. And digging into the long-festering secrets of a proud family of the Old South turns out to be a breach of good manners that could land Abby six feet under in the family plot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780380792559\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Avon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":41034047094990,"sku":"9780380792559","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780380792559.jpg?v=1647745186","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780380792559","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}