The Christie Curse (A Book Collector Mystery)

I've finished "The Christie Curse" the 1st book in her Book Collector Mystery series by Victoria Abbott.

In 1926, Agatha Christie disappeared — making headlines across the world — only to show up eleven days later at a spa under an assumed name. During those eleven days, did she have time to write a play?

Jordan Kelly needs a new job and a new place to live. She’s back in Harrison Falls, New York, living with her not so law-abiding uncles, in debt thanks to a credit card–stealing ex and pending grad school loans.

Enter the perfect job, a research position that includes room and board, which will allow her to spend her days hunting down rare mysteries for an avid book collector. There’s just one problem: her employer, Vera Van Alst — the most hated citizen of Harrison Falls.

Jordan’s first assignment is to track down a rumored Agatha Christie play. It seems easy enough, but Jordan soon finds out that her predecessor was killed while looking for it, and there is still someone out there willing to murder to keep the play out of Vera’s hands. Jordan’s new job is good but is it worth her life?

Product Details
Series: A Book Collector Mystery (Book 1)
Mass Market Paperback: 295 pages
Publisher: Berkley (March 5, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 042525528X
ISBN-13: 978-0425255285

My Review:

3.5/5

The Sayers Swindle (A Book Collector Mystery)

I've finished "The Sayer's Swindle" the 2nd book in her Book Collector series by Victoria Abbott.

Jordan Kelly is delighted to make money tracking down rare and valuable mystery novels for her employer, Vera Van Alst, an avid collector and the most difficult woman in Harrison Falls, New York. But now her boss’s complete set of Dorothy Sayers is missing, and finding them may lead Jordan to a murder suitable for Sayers’s esteemed sleuth, Lord Peter Wimsey.

When Jordan manages to locate her boss’s missing books, they are in the possession of Randolph Adams, an elderly man in a nearby town. Offering a valuable Hemingway first edition as an incentive, Jordan thinks she’s about to seal the deal — but some of Randolph’s relatives think he should hold out for more.

Then the entire family disappears — and a dead body shows up. It’s up to Jordan to collect the clues — and make sure a killer gets booked.

About the Author

Victoria Abbott is a pseudonym for the collaboration between artist, photographer, and short-story author Victoria Maffini and her mother, Mary Jane Maffini, author of the Charlotte Adams mysteries.

Product Details
Series: A Book Collector Mystery (Book 2)
Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages
Publisher: Berkley (December 3, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0425255298
ISBN-13: 978-0425255292

My Review:

3/5