Welcome to my stop on the Great Escapes Virtual Book Tour for Whisper of Treasure and Lies: (A Scandal Mountain Antiques Mystery) by Trish Esden. Stop by each blog on the tour for interviews, guest posts, spotlights, reviews and more!
Whisper of Treasure and Lies: (A Scandal Mountain Antiques Mystery)
by Trish Esden
Whisper of Treasure and Lies: (A Scandal Mountain Antiques Mystery)
Traditional Mystery
3rd in Series
Setting – Vermont
Publisher : Patricia AR Esden (May 5, 2025)
Paperback: 308 pages
Some secrets die with their owners. Others hide in silence, waiting to be set free.
Edie Brown despises the bigwig antique and art dealer Felix Graham. She even suspects he had a hand in her mom being set up for the art forgery charge that sent her to prison. However, when Graham is drugged and robbed after purchasing a valuable antique bottle and a box of local historical items, Edie agrees to hunt down the thieves for him. In payment, she wants one thing: everything Graham knows about her mom being set up—who was involved, how they did it…all the information that could lead to her mom’s freedom.
But the number of possible thieves is as plentiful as the potential motives. Graham’s womanizing ways and slippery business practices barely outweigh the stolen pieces’ rarity and value. As Edie, her uncle Tuck, and enigmatic employee, Kala, dive into the dangerous search, evidence that the crime is tied to the stolen pieces’ history surface. Both the bottle—known as the Glass Widow—and the box of ephemera are related to a tragedy that occurred the night before the grand opening of a Victorian-era hydropathic resort, a shocking fragment of Vermont history that involved a peculiar dowry, concealed murder, and a fire that claimed lives and gutted the lavish resort.
With her mom’s mental health rapidly declining in prison, Edie must fight against the clock to expose the thieves by untangling a mystery with roots that stretch from the Victorian-era to the recent robbery, and perhaps into Edie’s own past as well.
Character Guest Post: Bill Woods
Thank you for inviting me to your blog. My name is Bill Woods, and I’m a forensic scientist for the State of Vermont—the youngest one in their history. My motto is: Be nice, I know how to hide evidence. That motto along with having a tough big sister is how I survived primary and middle school without being bullied too much. Okay, so I was and still am a cliché science geek. Blame it on my mom for buying me a chemistry set when I was five, then dressing me in a bow tie and sweater vest for Halloween. She even stuck a ‘Bill Nye the Science Guy’ nametag on my chest. Before that Halloween, I’d never heard of Bill Nye. He’s been my hero ever since.
But I digress. Working in the state forensic lab is a blast—sometimes literally. I get paid for doing all the stuff I used to think of as hobbies, like testing blood and hair for toxins. Not that I don’t still mess around with that kind of thing in my free time. In fact, I spend most of my paycheck on scientific equipment and bowties, so much so that—despite having a super great income for a guy my age—I don’t own my own home. And landlords don’t always appreciate having their apartments transformed into laboratories. I don’t get why. I pay my rent. I’m careful about fires. I don’t play loud music. My taxidermy collection isn’t that extensive.
Last year, I had a girlfriend for about a week. Then I took her to the state body farm for a picnic and she dropped me like a had typhoid or something. After that letdown, I adopted a golden retriever. She isn’t happy either. She hates being left behind when I go to work and gets super grumpy when I spend my days off playing with my science equipment or on the computer. She does like visiting the body farm though, so that’s a plus. Anywho, my tough, big sister, Pinky, and I are still really close. And I’ll tell you a secret, people call me a genius, but I’m not the only one in my family. I think Pinky, is one too—and she’s a lot more free-spirited and conniving than I’ve ever been.
About Trish Esden
Trish Esden is an award-winning author of mystery novels that deliver feisty heroines, devious criminals, and as many twists as a back-country road. Set in contemporary, small-town New England, Trish’s stories promise skillfully-crafted whodunnits fraught with secrets, cunning schemes, and sometimes a touch of romance. Though a dead body or two might surface, Trish’s novels tend to focus on crimes other than murder. If you’re a fan of traditional mysteries with a diverse cast of friends and adversaries, you are in the right place. Immerse yourself today in an atmospheric world where danger, mystery, and a passion for justice collide.
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Website: https://trishesden.com
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Whisper of Treasure and Lies TOUR PARTICIPANTS
May 14 – Jody’s Bookish Haven – SPOTLIGHT
May 15 – Boys’ Mom Reads! – AUTHOR GUEST POST
May 15 – Books, Ramblings, and Tea – SPOTLIGHT
May 16 – Elizabeth McKenna – Author – SPOTLIGHT
May 16 – Read Your Writes Book Reviews – RECIPE
May 17 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT
May 17 – Baroness Book Trove– SPOTLIGHT
May 18 – Maureen’s Musings – SPOTLIGHT
May 19 – Christy’s Cozy Corners – CHARACTER GUEST POST
May 19 – Cozy Up With Kathy – CHARACTER GUEST POST
May 20 – Frugal Freelancer – CHARACTER INTERVIEW
May 20 – Sapphyria’s Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
May 21 – Ascroft, eh? – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
May 22 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW
May 23 – MJB Reviewers – SPOTLIGHT
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Whisper of Treasure and Lies sounds like a book that I will enjoy reading.
Thank you so much for being a part of my book tour! I truly appreciate it.
You’re welcome! Thanks for stopping!
Looks very fascinating.