Blood Rubies

Written by Jane K. Cleland

Narrated by Tiffany Morgan

Ana Yartsin is on the verge of becoming a celebrity chef. Her custom Fabergé egg-shaped cakes have brought her national attention, as has the story behind the cakes: Her family owns the spectacular Fabergé Spring Egg snow globe, a magnificent example of the master craftsman's work that includes five ruby-red tulips. As she prepares to be filmed for a reality TV show about the launch of her bakery in Rocky Point, New Hampshire, Ana hires antiques expert Josie Prescott to appraise the precious egg and snow globe. The show's pilot will show Ana planning the desserts for the upcoming wedding of her friend Heather to investment guru, Jason. When Josie arrives at Ana's home, however, she finds Jason murdered and the priceless snow globe smashed beyond repair. All that remains for Josie to examine are bits and pieces―which to her shock reveal that the Spring Egg was a fake. What has happened to the real Fabergé snow globe, if it even existed? And what does that have to do with Jason's murder? Never one to resist a puzzle, Josie teams up with her reporter friend Wes to investigate. With Jane K. Cleland's trademark combination of antiques expertise and ingenious detection, Blood Rubies is an irresistible new mystery featuring the much-loved amateur sleuth, Josie Prescott.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lantern Audio
• Release date: Mar 7, 2023
• ISBN: 9781945213175

Jane K. Cleland

JANE K. CLELAND once owned a New Hampshire-based antiques and rare books business. She is the author of nearly twenty novels and short stories in the beloved Josie Prescott Antiques mystery series, is the winner of two David Awards for Best Novel, and has been a finalist for the Agatha, Macavity, and Anthony Awards. Jane is the former president of the New York chapter of the Mystery Writers of America and chairs the Wolfe Pack’s Black Orchid Novella Award in partnership with Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine. She won the Agatha Award for both of her books on the craft of writing, Mastering Suspense, Structure and Plot and Mastering Plot Twists. She is part of the fulltime English faculty at Lehman College, a contributing editor for Writer’s Digest magazine, and lives in New York City.

Reviews for Blood Rubies

[cougargirl1967 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Didn't want to put it down!

[delphimo_1 · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

The Josie Prescott series revel in small town friendliness and companionship, but each mystery seems to follow the same format. Would you just love a watermelon martini? And isn't Ty the most understanding boyfriend? This installment features a pastry chef that bakes Faberge styled cakes, because her family claims to have an original Faberge egg, those famous and expensive eggs from Russia. Of course, each novel drills the reader on antiques and proving provenance. Cleland paints wonderful pictures of the characters and settings, but does winter exist forever? Blood Rubies falls into a cozy mystery, and that is not a bad category.