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11 February 2025
6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
All ages welcome
£5
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Serenity Booksellers
Freya and Carole are back on an antique hunting adventure that the Sunday Times describe as ‘Antiques Roadshow, the sedate Sunday evening show where the frisson comes from a collector finding their trinket is actually a treasure, has now inspired a much more deadly drama.’ Join us for an evening speaking with Cara to find out more about her life, writing process and inspiration for this series.
Tickets are £5.00 each or £18.99 including a hardback copy of The Antique Hunter’s: Death on the Red Sea. Light refreshments are included in the ticket price.
Event starts at 6:30pm (doors at 6pm)
About the author:
Cara Miller started working life in publishing as an editorial assistant for her mother, Judith Miller, on the Miller’s Antique Price Guide to Europe before she went into hospitality and events. After she had children, she decided to follow her long-held dream of becoming an author and began writing full-time. She was an Undiscovered Voices winner in 2022 and was showcased in the UV 2022 anthology. She lives in a medieval cottage in Suffolk with her family.
This book was written in consultation with international antiques expert Judith Miller (1951–2023), a regular specialist on the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow. Judith was also the co-founder of the bestselling annual Miller’s Antiques Price Guide, which started in 1979. She went on to write more than 120 books on antiques and interiors.
About the book:
When a painting vanishes from a maritime museum, and a dead body is found nearby, the newly established Lockwood Antique Hunter’s Agency, Freya Lockwood and her aunt Carole, are called to investigate.
Following a lead that takes them aboard a glamorous antiques cruise sailing toward the Red Sea in Jordan, they quickly discover that the ship‘s art gallery is filled with stolen antiquities. Each antique is also listed in Freya’s late mentor’s journals that detail unsolved cases. In chasing a murderer with a stolen painting, they may have found something more sinister than they could’ve imagined . . .
Their hunt soon turns deadly when they learn the enigmatic and dangerous art trafficker named The Collector could be on board. But on a ship full of antiques enthusiasts – plus some unexpected familiar faces – will Freya and Carole be able to discover The Collector’s identity and stop his murderous plans before the ship docks? Or will the killer strike again?
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