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Feminist Mystery Reviews A VEILED ANTIQUITY Reviewed by Harriet Klausner Marie Dijon was a new resident of New Kasel, Missouri when she fell down some basement stairs in her home and died. The dead woman's will is strange as no one outside of the townsfolk can bid on her house of antiques. Just as weird is that no family member shows up for the funeral. Historical guide and genealogist Torie O'Shea cannot resist digging into the deceased's background. She starts inside Marie's home where she finds some apparently valuable French letters, making her wonder why these would be hidden in the middle of small town Missouri? Torie begins to wonder if a murder has been committed though she continues to investigate even as she struggles to maintain an assemblage of order in her personal life. The second O'Shea amateur sleuth story is, like its predecessor FAMILY SKELETONS, a fun filled look into genealogy and small town Midwest relationships. Torie is a great character whose struggles with her professional and personal lives, and her over-abundant curiositywhich seems to always lead her into mystery investigations. Her family adds much depth to this charming who-done-it. A VEILED ANTIQUITY is an interesting tale that will be well received by fans of the sub-genre. |
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