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False Money

An Abbot Agency Mystery
by Veronica Heley
False Money: An Abbot Agency Mystery. Severn House. Apr. 2011. c.232p. ISBN 9780727869852. $28.95. M
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OrangeReviewStarBea Abbot, who runs a domestic problem-solving agency, is asked to help find Tomi, the star of a short film who had befriended some of Bea's young friends. They all swear that the missing woman would never cause anyone anguish by just disappearing. At the same time, Bea must deal with her daughter-in-law, who treats her like a maid and refuses to allow Bea to touch her own infant grandson.
VERDICT As in this title's predecessors (False Pretences; False Step), Bea reveals her personal strength as she nourishes the friends she has reluctantly adopted as her own surrogate family and cleverly unwraps the motives behind several deaths. For fans of sophisticated contemporary cozies.
Reviewed by Jo Ann Vicarel , Mar 01, 2011
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