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Bride and Seek (Antique Shop Mysteries Series #17)
Bride and Seek - Antique Shop Mysteries Series #17 Author:Janet Holm Mchenry Carriage House Antiques owner Maggie Watson often discovers unique antiques in unexpected fashion, but her latest find could be her most surprising yet. While searching for her playful cat, Snickers, in an upstairs bedroom, she happens upon an exquisite 1920s wedding dress forgotten in a closet corner. Apparently never worn, the custom designer ... more »gown unfolds more questions than it answers. What is this gorgeous creation doing in Sedgwick Manor? Why did the intended bride never wear it? And why is the matching veil torn from bottom to top? Convinced the dress has family significance, Maggie showcases it in her antiques shop's window in the hopes that someone will unravel its history. Now, practically everybody in Somerset Harbor, Maine, is sharing off-the-cuff notions about what Maggie should do with this mysterious garment, ā€¯including some newcomers with rough-hewn personalities that rub her the wrong way. The new residents may be cut from very different cloth, but they share a common thread: Each of them is needling Maggie to give away the gown. As it turns out, the dress is a temptation tailor-made for theft. Within days of its discovery, the gown disappears from the shop. The burglar leaves little trace, and the floor-length list of suspects has Maggie wound tight. Thinly veiled threats, suspicious notes, and shifty behavior become the norm in close-knit Somerset Harbor, and Maggie can't help but feel as though even those closest to her are withholding facts. Her attempt to gather information about the flapper-style frock is fraught with danger, and after more than one perilous encounter, her nerves are frayed. Will this crime of fashion have dire consequences, or can Maggie pin down the culprit before everything comes apart at the seams?« less