This is a "new to me" series, but being a big fan of Ellery Adams' work how could I be disappointed? Loved it and will now go look for the earlier books in the series.. Well developed characters and an engaging plot.

This is the 8th installment of the Antiques and Collectibles Mystery series. I have not read all of the series and each time I pick one up I do not know why. I actually think I have all of the books in the series, too many books in the TBR pile. I was able to follow this one easily (I did read the last one as well). This is a great series. Molly Appleby is a wife, mother and a reporter for Collecters Weekly. She and her husband Matt receive an invite to an event hosted by Natasha Gordon (known for avoiding the limelight) so she is beyond excited to get inside and see the house and all the wonderful collectible’s inside. Once there she the hostess’s nephew Max who requests that Molly meet his father Curtis hoping she will write an article about him. He is a rare book collector and his shop could use the publicity. She takes an immediate dislike to him and of course he ends up dead by the end of the evening having “fallen” from a third floor window. Accident? Max does not think so and asks Molly to look into his dad’s death. A missing Faberge egg is also in the mix. This is an engaging and cleverly written story. Right length and kept me engaged. This series is a winner.

An Intriguing Amateur Sleuth Cozy
Mother, wife and reporter Molly Appleby has a knack for eliciting information that her friend, Det. Lombardi always is interested in.
While attending a gala with her husband, a man is murdered and his son requests her help in solving the murder quickly....after all his mother died only a few weeks before...oddly drowning as she was an excellent swimmer.
She makes the rounds questioning connected individuals and comes up with information Det. Lombardi didn't get, eventually connecting the dots to more related criminal activity and the murderer, but not before endangering herself
Det. Lombardi arrives in the nick of time and she gets a heck of a story to tell.
It contains no sex or gratuitous violence, and the characters are well defined as are the settings.
Fast paced and intriguing, I recommend to all cozy readers.
I requested and received a NetGalley Arc to peruse and offer my opinion freely.

Ellery Adams is one of my favorite authors and this book doesn't disappoint. The characters are well developed and the storyline is strong. I always look forward to the next book in this series.

I received a free copy of A FATAL FABERGÉ (Book 8 of the Antiques & Collectibles Mysteries) by Ellery Adams and Parker Riggs in exchange for an honest review. Molly Appleby is still working as a reporter for Collector’s Weekly and has become fairly well-known for her articles. At a gala fundraiser benefit organized by heiress Natasha Gordon, the hostess’s nephew, Maxim Gordon Cobb, approaches Molly to beg her to write an article about his father’s nearly bankrupt rare book shop. Upon meeting the bookstore owner, Curtis Cobb, it’s clear that no such article would be welcomed or helpful as the man’s cantankerous personality would scare off any customers attracted by the article. Before the end of the night in the midst of the party, the disagreeable Curtis is murdered. Maxim soon approaches Molly to ask her to investigate his father’s death; moved by Maxim’s grief, Molly agrees to look into the situation. The investigation turns up a variety of interesting intrigues related to Curtis’s history, which, among other things, include a thwarted dark web black market sale of a rare Fabergé egg. With Curtis’s nasty personality and questionable activities, it’s going to be difficult for Molly to narrow the suspect pool.

I liked this book and enjoy the series. I recommend this book to fans of the authors, to fans of the series, and to fans of cozy mysteries featuring murder set among antiques and collectibles. I do wish Molly’s family had been given more time in the book.

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Collector’s Weekly reporter Molly Appleby is looking forward to attending a fundraiser hosted by heiress Natasha Gordon and to see the Gordon estate. But the event is brought to a halt when Natasha's brother-in-law, rare book dealer Curtis Cobb is pushed from a high window to his death.
Curtis was disliked by all who knew him and Molly reluctantly agrees to look into the murder for his son Maxim.

As Molly investigates, she finds plenty of stories about Curtis' troubled life and marriage to Galina, Natalia's younger sister who had died in a drowning accident in Florida the previous fall. Curtis' murder is then linked with a rare jeweled Fabergé egg once owned by the Empress Alexandra of Russia and being secretly held by the Gordon family for generations. Molly is determined to find the missing egg and endangers her life when several thieves and Curtis' killers confront her at the Gordon estate.

This was a very quick and enjoyable read.

I received an eARC from Netgalley and Beyond the Page Publishing with no requirements for a review. I voluntarily read this book and provided this review.

With missing Faberge egg and murder, this story kicks off a fast and interesting ride filled with twist, turns, secrets and scams. Being a history fan and one of the author and this series, I found this book very enjoyable.

Molly Appleby and her husband Matt are attending a fundraiser and a body literally drops right in front of them. Molly seems to have a knack for finding bodies and for antiques. When the son of the dead man asks Molly to help solve his father’s murder, being the kind soul that she is, Molly agrees since he lost his mother not that long ago as well.

As Molly begins to look into the man’s murder, the son shares a family secret with her: the family has a rare and historic Faberge egg that was gifted to them by Russian Empress Alexandra. It seems the egg is missing and Molly believes it may hold the key to the man’s murder. But as with any family, there’s more than meets the eye and Molly ends up putting herself at risk to make good on her promise of solving the murder.

A fun series with strong and developed character and a fun whodunit every time. Ellery Adams is one of my go to authors and never disappoints.

This is a mystery series that continues to grow in character development with each new book, as well as adding new characters and always having interesting murder plots. Molly and her husband are excited to be invited to the estate of philanthropist Natasha Gordon for a black tie fundraiser. They meet Natasha’s nephew Maxim, who asks Molly to write an article about Curtis, his father’s failing bookstore, which she refuses to do after meeting the nasty, rude man. It’s only a short time later that Curtis is pushed out of a third story window and the murder suspects are too numerous to count.
An interesting plot, it’s an good mystery read, with my only complaint being it seems too short of a book.

As a fan of this series and the authors, I was excited to read A Fatal Faberge.
This story is packed with twists and turns, devious acts and enough secrets that will keep you guessing until the end.
Molly and her husband Matt are excited to attend a ball thrown by Natasha Gordon.
As Molly meets the owner of a local bookstore, she can’t help disliking him immediately.
When his body falls from an upstairs window, everyone assumes he fell, as he was known to drink excessively.
Molly has the feeling that his death was far from an accident, and when she asks some questions, she isn’t surprised to find out he was murdered.
What she discovers next is a scam so nefarious it’s brilliant.
Hopefully Molly can get the answers she needs before she becomes the next victim.