Antiques Fruitcake

It’s curtains at Christmas in a special short story: “If you delight in the absurd and enjoy manic humor, you’ll treasure the Trash ‘n’ Treasure mysteries.” —Mystery Scene


During the dress rehearsal for a festive Christmas play in small-town Serenity, Iowa, star Madeline de Morlaye topples over—on stage!—after a bite of prop pastry. Since the frosty actress had earned plenty of enemies through her offstage dramatics, the cast of suspects is longer than Santa's "Naughty or Nice" list. Prop mistress Brandy Borne and her diva-turned-director mother, Vivian—assisted by their savvy shih tzu, Sushi—must solve this fruitcake fatality before it's curtains for anyone else.

Includes A Tasty Recipe!

Praise for Barbara Allan and the Trash ‘n' Treasures Mystery Series

"Plenty of tongue-in-cheek humor." — Library Journal

"A humorous cozy that teems with quirky characters." — Booklist

"Thrills, laugh-out-loud moments and amazingly real relationships." — Romantic Times Book Reviews


"A hilarious team of snoops." —Joan Hess