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REVIEW:

Jane K. Cleland, Author of the

Josie Prescott Series

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I usually check out new authors as well as familiar ones at the library. I most enjoy traditional and cozy mysteries. That’s how I learned about Jane K. Cleland’s series featuring antiques appraiser Josie Prescott.

This is a business that intrigues me, and since  the author actually owned an antiques business herself, the descriptions of how Josie Prescott runs her business sound true. Reading her books is also a great way to learn details about various antiques, such as scrimshaw. If you like Antiques Roadshow, you’ll probably enjoy this series.

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Getting Jane Cleland’s books from the library means I select whatever book I haven’t read yet that’s available on the shelf. But I wanted more, so I plunked down my cash and bought the first in the series, Consigned to Death, about appraising an estate and finding hidden paintings stolen by the Nazis. I enjoyed the book but was fooled by a clever red herring.

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Jane Cleland also writes books about the craft of writing. I’m reading one now called, Mastering Suspense, Structure & Plot. The book is laid out in an easy-to-follow and attractive format with plenty of examples. It’s published by Writer’s Digest Books.