Rotten to the Encore
(2025)(The ninth book in the Annie's Museum of Mysteries series)
A novel by Catherine Dilts
A side job analyzing antiques leads museum curator Scarlett McCormick into a dangerous murder mystery.
Reed Museum curator Scarlett McCormick is happy to help when theater troupe leader Bettina Grassley asks her to examine an inherited Greek vase she suspects might contain human remains. However, Scarlett is left waiting in the wings when the priceless item is whisked away by handsome FBI agent Luke Anderson, giving credence to Bettina’s theory. Intrigued, Scarlett agrees to assess the rest of Bettina’s inheritance from the eccentric Mildred Southam-Parker.
Before long, Scarlett discovers that things have been disappearing from the Southam-Parker mansion, from valuable books and priceless antiques to Albert and Sylvia Dellingpole, the husband-and-wife archaeology professors who had the job before Scarlett. When the FBI verifies that not only are the remains human but they belong to Sylvia, a murder investigation takes center stage. Scarlett is determined to uncover the truth behind the Sylvia’s death and Bettina’s increasingly odd behavior . . . but she has to work fast, before a murderer upstages them all.
This clever whodunit from Annie’s Museum of Mysteries series is a must-read for fans of cozy mysteries, history, light romance, and female friendships.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Reed Museum curator Scarlett McCormick is happy to help when theater troupe leader Bettina Grassley asks her to examine an inherited Greek vase she suspects might contain human remains. However, Scarlett is left waiting in the wings when the priceless item is whisked away by handsome FBI agent Luke Anderson, giving credence to Bettina’s theory. Intrigued, Scarlett agrees to assess the rest of Bettina’s inheritance from the eccentric Mildred Southam-Parker.
Before long, Scarlett discovers that things have been disappearing from the Southam-Parker mansion, from valuable books and priceless antiques to Albert and Sylvia Dellingpole, the husband-and-wife archaeology professors who had the job before Scarlett. When the FBI verifies that not only are the remains human but they belong to Sylvia, a murder investigation takes center stage. Scarlett is determined to uncover the truth behind the Sylvia’s death and Bettina’s increasingly odd behavior . . . but she has to work fast, before a murderer upstages them all.
This clever whodunit from Annie’s Museum of Mysteries series is a must-read for fans of cozy mysteries, history, light romance, and female friendships.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
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