The Picker Who Perished/ A Too Good to be Threw Consignment Shop Mystery

by Kate Holmes

Book Overview

?A light-hearted mystery featuring Wendy Sam Miller, "fanny-rich" owner of a Sarasota Florida consignment shop, who must convince the police, and the oh-so-attractive Detective Litwin, that her friend... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0975588605
• ISBN13: 9780975588604
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Katydid Press
• Length: 267 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Very good! another shop owner

I ordered my copy to read over Christmas vacation. I couldn't put it down. It was very good, very entertaining and the ending surprised me! I'm not selling my signed copy either!

Shop Owner

This book gives insight to the resale business. It is a fun read and the characters are a hoot. I can't wait to read the next Wendy Sam adventure. Recommended it to my book club and one reader is interested in opening her own shop. She also knew some of the places mentioned in the book. She lived in the same part of town as Wendy Sam.

Amusing, mysterious, entertaining

?A light-hearted mystery featuring Wendy Sam Miller, "fanny-rich" owner of a Sarasota Florida consignment shop, who must convince the police, and the oh-so-attractive Detective Litwin, that her friend and merchandise picker Ilene did not die in an accidental fall but was murdered. But why was she murdered? Who would want her dead? And what does the mysterious list Ilene left behind mean? Can Wendy Sam solve the mystery... and run her shop at the same time? What with competitors like Evil Thalia and the sexy antique dealer Henri Pousse, who may or may not be a thief called Harry the Grass, and a bevy of Sarasotans with their own agendas, Wendy Sam has to figure out what's going on. Did Ilene fall... or was she pushed because she was pushing some powers-that-be in this seaside town? Delightful characters and sunny climes provide an appealing venue for this author's first mystery. Kate Holmes is the author of Too Good to be Threw, The Complete Operations Manual for Resale & Consignment Shops, and an industry icon. Visit her site at tgtbt.com and read the first chapter of The Picker Who Perished there. "It looks as if Kate Holmes has a winner in her book, THE PICKER WHO PERISHED, and she doesn't even have to wait to find it on consignment." Roundtable Reviews Watch for Wendy Sam Miller in more Too Good to be Threw Consignment Shop Mysteries by Kate Holmes.

Who Knew Consignment Shops were so fascinating?

The Picker Who Perished is not only a great read -- fast paced, funny, with intriguing characters -- but gives a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the consignment shop business. Holmes has a winner in Wendy Sam. I look forward to her next mystery.