Title: Nightmare in shining armor
First published: 2001
Description: The Corpse Is In The MailDen of Antiquity proprietress Abigail Timberlake's Halloween costume party is a roaring success—until an unexpected fire sends the panicked guests fleeing from Abby's emporium. One exiting reveler she is only too happy to see the back of is Tweetie "Little Bo Peep" Timberlake—unfaithful wife of Abby's faithless ex, Buford. But not long after the conflagration is brought under control, the former Mrs. T. discovers an unfamiliar suit of armor in her house. And stuffed inside is the heavily siliconed, no-longer-living body of the current Mrs. T.Certainly some enraged collector of medieval chain mail has sent Abby this deadly delivery. But diving into their eccentric ranks could prove a lethal proposition for the plucky antiques dealer/amateur sleuth. And even a metal suit may not be enough to protect Abby from the vicious and vindictive attentions of a crazed killer.
Subjects: Fiction, Abigail Timberlake (Fictitious character), Women detectives, Antique dealers, Mystery, Fiction, mystery & detective, general
Places: Charlotte (N.C.), Charlotte, North Carolina
LC classification: CPB Box no. 1886 vol. 11