Picked Clean — Maggie West

Sherri's terrified.

The antique picker wants to bid on a storage unit up for auction that might be full of expensive, rare Egyptian artifacts. Or it may be full of junk.

After the storage auction, Sherri and Carol, her picking partner, learn more than they ever wanted to know about a certain beetle and about a fellow antique dealer who has been missing for months.

With the help of Leon, Pope County Sheriff's Deputy (and Carol's boyfriend), they piece together a puzzle that frankly creeps Sherri out.

Picked Clean is a clean and wholesome short read perfect for lovers of cozy mysteries set in a small town that feature an amateur sleuth.

Picked Clean is the seventh short book in the Antique Pickers in Paradise Cozy Mysteries series, and is a complete mystery that you can read in an hour or two. As a clean read, it does NOT contain strong language or graphic violence. There's just Sherri and her sidekick Carol. Oh and Sherri's husband Ralph and their sweet cat, Kitty Jo. And don't forget Leon Fletcher, Carol's boyfriend who also happens to be a deputy sheriff.

Be sure to check out all of the short books in the Antique Pickers in Paradise Cozy Mystery series, Picked to Death, Cotton Picking Murder, Picked On, Pick a Letter, and Pick a Tune for more small town fun and crime solving in the close-knit community of Paradise.