Indiana Jones meets Bridget Jones’s Diary in this funny and fast-paced cozy adventure. Historian Jaya Jones is shocked when she receives an unexpected package from her ex (mailed on the same day he was in a fatal car accident) containing some seriously blinged out antique jewelry.  With the assistance of her magician best friend and a handsome art historian she is quickly thrown into a worldwide treasure hunt with ancient artifacts, Indian royalty, and an archeological  dig in the Scottish Highlands. This lighthearted backlist book is great on audio narrated by Allyson Ryan. If this series sounds like your cup of tea, there are five more installments to check out.

Brigid says: Tempest Raj, secret room builder and former stage magician, has arrived in Edinburgh, Scotland just in time for a yuletide museum heist. Staying with her grandparents in a vacation rental overlooking the castle, they soon learn that a local museum has been robbed and the case seems impossible to solve. With a delightful sense of place and lots of delicious food descriptions, I devoured this short story with no murder. While it is officially #1.5 in the series, it can easily be read as a standalone.