Stealing with Style

It's never easy--or perhaps fair to other Goodreaders--to review a friend's book. The late Emyl Jenkins was a Southern legend, a warm, witty woman, who introduced me to the term "gracious living." There's much of just that kind of living detailed on the pages of STEALING WITH STYLE, great riffs abou......more

Review originally published August 2005 What happens when an antique appraiser becomes an author and an author becomes a junk picker? The results are two wonderful new books which will appeal to collectors and shoppers of all kinds. Stealing With Style, written by long-time antique appraiser Emyl......more

This is the first cozy mystery I have had the pleasure of reading for a while. I really enjoyed it! The subject matter was unique and it is obvious from the detailed descriptions of the antiques shows the authors knowledge and makes it easy to picture the objects that are described (even to a comple......more

Modeled after Jenkins’ own life, the protagonist is a happy-go-lucky antique appraiser named Sterling Glass. Each chapter begins with the Q&A portion from her syndicated column, providing helpful information for antiquing neophytes. One example: “To accurately value an antique remember this tip: age......more

If you admire antiques or intelligent women or adventure and subterfuge, then you need to check out Stealing with Style. Emly Jenkins first mystery book introduces a smart, capable and adventurous woman who works as an appraiser of antiques. Sterling Glass practices her craft in small town Virginia......more