I'm pleased to welcome Sandra to Cozy Up With Kathy today. You can find Sandra on the pages of Whisper of Treasure and Lies. This is the third book in the Scandal Mountain Antiques Mystery series and was released earlier this month.
The Secret Backstory Behind Sandra
Hi all, my name is Sandra. In Whisper of Treasure and Lies, antique-dealer Edie Brown is forced to let me join her crew. I’m not saying she doesn’t like me, but she definitely wasn’t planning on adding a dog to her already hectic life. Yes, I am a dog—more precisely a golden retriever. And Edie wasn’t the only one not planning on having a dog appear in the next Scandal Mountain Antiques Mystery book. The author, Trish Esden, was also surprised by this turn of events, though she’s darn happy about it now.
My surprise arrival happened a year ago when Trish had an online contest. The winner got to have a character named after them in the next Scandal Mountain book. The winner’s first name was Sandra. But she didn’t want a new human character named after her. Sandra loves dogs and—as much as she enjoyed reading the series—she thought it could benefit from the addition of a canine character. She didn’t care if the dog was good or a villain. Actually, she preferred the idea of a naughty dog over one that was perfectly behaved. Sandra’s very favorite breed is the golden retriever. It also happens to be Trish’s favorite…And, so I was born.
I hope you enjoyed learning a bit of my backstory.
Licks and kisses,
Sandra
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Whisper of Treasure and Lies: (A Scandal Mountain Antiques Mystery)
by Trish Esden
About Whisper of Treasure and Lies
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.
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.
Author Links:
Website: https://trishesden.com
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