Welcome to my stop on the Great Escapes Virtual Book Tour for The Art of the Decoy (A Scandal Mountain Antiques Mystery) by Trish Esden. Stop by each blog on the tour for interviews, guest posts, spotlights, reviews and more!
Perfect for fans of Jane K. Cleland and Connie Berry, Tricia Esden’s series debut is sure to please.
The Art of the Decoy (A Scandal Mountain Antiques Mystery)
by Trish Esden
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The Art of the Decoy (A Scandal Mountain Antiques Mystery)
Traditional Mystery
1st in Series
Setting – Vermont
Crooked Lane Books (April 5, 2022)
Hardcover : 336 pages
After her mother is sent to prison for art forgery, Edie Brown returns to Northern Vermont to rebuild her family’s fine art and antiques business. She’s certain she can do it now that her mother is gone. After all, butting heads with her mom over bad business practices was what drove Edie away three years ago, including a screwup that landed Edie on probation for selling stolen property.
When Edie scores a job appraising a waterfowl decoy collection at a hoarder’s farmhouse, she’s determined to take advantage of the situation to rebuild the business’s tarnished reputation and dwindling coffers. In lieu of payment, Edie intends to cherry-pick an exceptional decoy carved by the client’s renowned Quebecoise folk artist ancestors. Only the tables turn when the collection vanishes.
Accused of the theft, Edie’s terrified that the fallout will destroy the business and land her in prison next to her mom. Desperate, she digs into the underbelly of the local antiques and art world. When Edie uncovers a possible link between the decoy theft and a deadly robbery at a Quebec museum, she longs to ask her ex-probation officer, and ex-lover, for help. But she suspects his recent interest in rekindling their romance may hide a darker motive.
With the help of her eccentric uncle Tuck and Kala, their enigmatic new employee, Edie must risk all she holds dear to expose the thieves and recover the decoys before the FBI’s Art Crime Team or the ruthless thieves themselves catch up with her.
Author Guest Post: Pinterest Board Reveal
THE ART OF THE DECOY (a Scandal Mountain Antiques Mystery)
Before I even start to write a novel, I create secret Pinterest boards for the characters, settings, and my plot ideas. It’s one of my favorite things to do, and it helps me remember ideas and details. As I write, I add things and delete images that no longer fit the story. When it gets close to the novel’s release date, I go back through, cut duplicate images, and ones that I simply don’t like any more. I also give my publisher a link to the boards, so they can know how I visualize things as they work on cover ideas.
For the ART OF THE DECOY, I’ve created a board that offers a glimpse at the characters and the world of antiques and art the novel is set in. The town of Scandal Mountain where the main character, Edie Brown, and her family live isn’t a real Vermont village. But most of the other places do exist. There are pins that show those locations: Stowe, St. Albans, Burlington…There are also pins related to the various antiques and items encountered in THE ART OF THE DECOY, including a link to a hundred-year-old video about a family of decoy makers, and recipes for Sucre a la Crème, a treat mentioned in the novel.
I want to forewarn you that my Pinterest boards do contain slight spoilers. But if you’d like a quick peek inside Edie’s world, here’s a link to my recently revealed THE ART OF THE DECOY board: https://bit.ly/3fybyYD
About Trish Esden
Trish Esden loves museums, gardens, wilderness, dogs, and birds, in various orders depending on the day. She lives in northern Vermont where she deals antiques with her husband, a profession she’s been involved with since her teens. Don’t ask what her favorite type of antique is. She loves hunting down old bottles and rusty barn junk as much as she enjoys fine art and furnishings.
Author Links
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Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/patesden/_created/
Website: https://trishesden.com
BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/trish-esden
GoodReads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/21662893.Trish_Esden
Purchase Links – Amazon – IndieBound – Barnes & Noble – Books-a-Million – Kobo
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The Art of the Decoy TOUR PARTICIPANTS
March 29 – Novels Alive – GUEST POST
March 29 – Mysteries with Character – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
March 30 – The Avid Reader – REVIEW, RECIPE
March 30 – Ruff Drafts – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
March 31 – Elizabeth McKenna – Author – SPOTLIGHT
March 31 – Christy’s Cozy Corners – GUEST POST
April 1 – Celticlady’s Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
April 1 – Christa Reads and Writes – SPOTLIGHT
April 2 – Books a Plenty Book Reviews – REVIEW, CHARACTER INTERVIEW
April 2 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT
April 3 – Nellie’s Book Nook – REVIEW
April 3 – #BRVL Book Review Virginia Lee Blog – SPOTLIGHT
April 4 – Novels Alive – REVIEW
April 4 – Baroness Book Trove – SPOTLIGHT
April 5 – I Read What You Write – GUEST POST
April 5 – fundinmental – SPOTLIGHT
April 6 – Maureen’s Musings – SPOTLIGHT
April 6 – Sapphyria’s Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
April 7 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – GUEST POST
April 7 – Lady Hawkeye – SPOTLIGHT
April 8 – Ascroft, eh? – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
April 9 – MJB Reviewers – SPOTLIGHT
April 10 – Brooke Blogs – SPOTLIGHT
April 10 – Rosepoint Publishing – REVIEW
April 11 – Melina’s Book Blog – REVIEW
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The Art of the Decoy (A Scandal Mountain Antiques Mystery) by Trish Esden sounds like a fun and entertaining mystery that I would enjoy reading.
Looks like an interesting book.
Thanks for the contest.
I love the idea of a pinterest board for your vision about your book.
Great idea, Trish
Looks great and I love the cover art