Book Review: Nightmare in Shining Armor

Reviewed By: Harriet Klausner

Nightmare in Shining Armor     Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB
Tamar Myers
Class/Genre:   Mystery   Woman Main Character   Amateur Sleuth   Cozy
Series: Den of Antiquity # 8
Avon, Aug 2001, $6.50, 288 pp.

Everything is going great for Abigail Timberlake, owner of Den of Antiquity in Charlotte, North Carolina. Her business is booming enabling her to buy a home in the posh neighborhood of Piper Glen. Her relationship with Police Detective Greg Washburn is strong. Finally she lets go of the hate she felt for her former husband Buford for dumping her for a younger woman.

To prove to herself that she no longer bears a grudge against Buford, Abigail invites Buford and his squeeze Tweety to a costume party. Buford is unable to attend because he is out of town, but Tweety arrives as Little Bo peep. When the party ends, Tweety is found murdered and under the bed in a suit of armor. Abigail visits a Charlotte society woman to inquire about her armor collection. Moments after she leaves, someone kills the woman. Abigail is determined to solve the case so she can prove her innocence even if it happens to kill her in the process.

NIGHTMARE IN SHINING ARMOR is a cozy lover’s delight as the heroine keeps landing in hilarious situations, but employs humor to bail herself out of trouble. Tamar Myers shows her genius at creating scenarios that are red herrings and blind alleys. Thus the reader keeps being fooled until the one-sitting tale is finished and the who-done-it and why is resolved. This long running series keeps on getting better with each new release.

Harriet Klausner

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