The Silver Ghost (A Sarah Kelling Mystery) (Sarah Kelling Mystery)

by Charlotte MacLeod

Paperback, 1992

Status

Available

Call number

813.54

Collection

Publication

Mysterious Pr (1992), Paperback, 213 pages

Description

Missing Rolls Royces, Renaissance fair revelry--and murder: "A witty, literate and charming mystery" featuring Boston's married art sleuths (Publishers Weekly).   Sarah Kelling and her husband, Max Bittersohn, have made names for themselves tracking down stolen paintings, sculptures, and, when necessary, the occasional murderer. But this is the first time they have been asked to find a missing Rolls Royce. When Bill Billingsgate's prize 1927 New Phantom disappears, they head for his estate on the Massachusetts coast, arriving--to their horror--just in time for Billingsgate's annual Renaissance fair. Donning period dress, they grab pints of mead and start searching the crowd for the thief. Instead they find a corpse.   When the local police bungle the investigation, Max and Sarah take it upon themselves to find the killer. In the course of their search, they confront a car thief, corruption at a radio station, and a horde of murderous bees. If this is the Renaissance, Max and Sarah can't wait to return to the present.… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member hailelib
A typical Sarah Kelling mystery full of Sarah's offbeat friends and relations. Sarah and her husband Max are attending a "Renaissance Revel" and during the course of the party a family retainer is found dead, Aunt Bodie is missing, and the host's Rolls Royce Silver Ghost is stolen. Somewhat
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humorous in the same vein as other mysteries by this author. I did enjoy this book but a steady diet of them would get old fast.
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LibraryThing member jetangen4571
historical-fiction, cozy-mystery, situational-humor, verbal-humor, family-dynamics

The Rolls is already a valuable antique in the time of the story which also includes Princess style corded phones, multiple radio stations, and phone booths. There's also a Renaissance gala on a family estate, the
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missing Rollers and the murder victims total two of each, a multiplicity of suspects and red herrings, and a disgraceful police chief making a mess only Max and a real cop can untangle. But Sarah is the one with the creative imagination that leads to the resolution. And it's great fun!
Andi Arndt is the very enjoyable narrator.
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Language

Original publication date

1988

Physical description

213 p.; 6.7 inches

ISBN

0445408286 / 9780445408289
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