A small enough city in Ohio, where everyone seems to know everyone. Where Charley is already getting a reputation as a young Miss Marple, her dad, a former football Coach, who has had a stroke, and has a very kind live in Caregiver, who dates the owner of Slash, an upscale hair salon. Then, we the Police department, where a tall, dark , handsome Detective Marc Trenault, is mad about Charlie. In typical Feminist fashion, she wants his body, but nothing closer! Or does she? I truly have no idea, because at 28, she seems to like living in her little girl bedroom at home!? She has had a crush on him since High School, and for some reason, I have yet to understand, he is head over heels for her!? Personally, I, being from the South, would have already had him down the altar, we don't let the good ones, get away. I am new to this Author, I know another book is coming out, early 2018, let's hope she moves this part further along, or she will lose a new interested reader. I highly recommend! Thanks ! Enjoy!
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Oh the heartbreaking moment of finding this victim was saddening. Charley was crushed but powered through to find the murderer. That is the style of character she is, when the going gets tough, Charley gets on the case!

Leslie Nagel brought this story to life with her descriptive language and plot that made this reader keep swiping left into the wee hours. One aspect was how she painted the falling down house. The smells and sights were enough to make you feel the creaking old floor boards.

Though we lose a dear character, we gained a great mystery in the Oakwood Mystery series. I can't wait for the next book!

The Antique House Murders, book two in the Oakwood Mystery series was such an enjoyable read. I loved book one in the series and book two did not disappoint.
We are once again enchanted with Charley as she tries to figure out who murdered her friend and mentor. This story had a very strong mystery and a plot that was not easy to guess but very easy to get lost in and enjoy. The authors writing style is top notch, and I love getting swept away in the story.
Overall this was a strong second installment to what is a great series in the making. I cannot wait to see what else this quirky cast of characters gets into.

Although I received a copy of this e-book from the publisher, all opinions remain my own.

This was a wonderful who-dunnit book. Kept me guessing until the end. This is the second book in this series I have read and I liked this one just as much as the other. Charley is such a fun character and it is interesting to watch how her mind works. How she works around her deceive boyfriend's order not to get involved in the case. In the end, Charley is all up in this case.

Great read overall.

Leslie Nagel has created an interesting set of characters in her cozy, The Antique House Murders. The complexity of the players in her novel is to be commended. Some of the people will stick in my memory for a long time to come, which is a great compliment, as I am an avid reader.

The action was well-paced and I found myself flipping pages as rapidly as possible to discover who was truly responsible for the terror in the town.

Yet, this is not a book I would whole-heartedly recommend. Language and situations made me uncomfortable. The book would have been just as good without them.

This is the first book I have read by this author, but I'm going to buy book 1 so I can experience the whole series. I loved this cozy mystery. I loved that there wasn't a slow build up to the action, it was gripping and intense. I absolutely love Charley! She is intelligent, brave, and so like-able. I enjoyed the relationship between Charley and Detective Marc. The story had a wonderful flow and I was kept guessing about the identity of the killer until the very end. I would recommend this to all of my cozy loving friends.

Antique House Murders was billed as a cozy mystery and it lived up to its promise. It was a pleasant diversion.

Quite a wild pace!The lead character doesn't have a quiet moment.
Rich characterization.
I'm still wondering where the demolition guys went.

This is the second book in the Oakwood Mystery series and I loved it even more than the first! It’s so easy to fall into the world of Oakwood, Ohio, Charley and her friends are an enjoyable bunch, and a new character promises to lead to a really cute story line in future books. I love the author’s writing style, the story is told from different characters at some points, and lends more depth to the story. The supporting characters are so much more than background noise and it adds a lot to the story. The great plot was a real rollercoaster ride, with so many good suspects and red herrings that it was easy to get thrown off the trail (like Charley did, I guess!) and the great pace kept the suspense building to a thrilling conclusion that will get your heart racing.

Although labeled as a cozy mystery, I’d put it on the outer fringe of cozy, with a few cuss words and a little bit more steamier romance than you’d find in a cozy mystery (although not graphic and certainly just a minor part of the overall story.) It’s not a detractor for me, and I think Marc and Charley are just adorable, and watching their relationship evolve adds a fresh aspect to the genre, a little bit of realistic interaction I don’t often see in books.

The Antique House Murders is an excellent second book in the Oakwood Mysteries series, and one I definitely recommend to readers looking for a not-your-average-cozy mystery. Definitely a series to watch!

I hadn't read the first book in this series, but it stands alone well.

There was the main murder plus a couple of subplots so there was a lot going on which kept the story chugging along.

I like the characters, both quantity and variety. In this series, one of the characters is a detective (the main character's boyfriend). In some series they work as a team to solve crimes, in others it causes tension. In this series (at least this book) the author goes the tension route. I'm a bit tired of this. He is a bit of a controlling d*ck, but Charley routinely doesn't share important info in a TIMELY manner...putting her in danger of course. I could use less of this, still I enjoyed the book. 3.5/5

I received my copy from Netgalley in exchange for my honest review.

The second book in the Oakwood Mystery series by Leslie Nagel is The Antique House Murders. I had read and reviewed the first book in this series. The romance and foul language were toned down a bit in this book. Charley is buying items from the estate of Augusta Mulbridge for her vintage clothing store with help from her mentor Calvin Prescott. When she goes to collect her items, she found Calvin dead. Despite warnings from her police officer boyfriend, Charley dives into the complicated investigation. I liked the book. The ending was exciting but seemed to drag on slightly. I found the improvements over the last book to be enough to have me looking forward to book three!

I like the setup in this and the mystery is good, but it is hampered by a too-stupid-to-live heroine and an author who isn't very good at disguising this fact. Fun, but needs work.

I read lots of cozy mysteries and loved this one! The characters talked like real people and had real interactions. Some of the cozy series are sickeningly sweet and unrealistically chaste. This book didn't fall into those traps. The mysteries kept me guessing and I can't wait for another in the series.

Charley Carpenter, owner of a vintage clothing store, is given a sneak peak at an estate sale where she buys vintage clothing before the final auction. When she goes to the auction house to pick up her purchases, she finds her friend, the auctioneer,dead. Convinced that the murder was related to the upcoming demolition of the estate building, Charley gets involved in the investigation and nearly ends up like her friend.

Several twists and turns kept the mystery hopping so that it was fun to figure out the culprit along with Charley.

Loved the first installment of this series, but this one felt like a little forced.
There is great opportunity to develop an amazing story, and the plot surely reflects it.
There are some twists and an unexpected finale, but the cockiness of the main character makes it hard to follow up with the story line.

This is a great little whodunit. It's set in Ohio, which is always a plus for me. I love a cozy mystery mixed in with my typical gritty reads. I like something quick and easy to change my pace. This did exactly that. I am typically very strict about not starting a series in the middle (this is book two), and I could tell there were some things I missed out on by not reading book 1 first, but for the most part, it stood alone well. Good story. Good characters. Good mystery. Would definitely read more in this series and by this author.

First time reading this author and I must say I was hooked from the beginning. The characters were interesting and the plot line good with enough of a mystery to keep me going until the end. If you like mysteries with a touch of romance try this author. I'm looking forward to more books. I received a copy of this book from NetGalley, but the review is strictly my own.

This is book two of the Oakwood mysteries and I liked it just as much as I liked the first one.

Charley and her store Old Hats is doing pretty good and her and her boyfriend Marc seem to be in a good place then everything falls apart. Her old friend Calvin who is in charge of selling things from a large estate is murdered and she wants to find out who did it. Her detective boyfriend Marc makes her promise not to get involved but the more she learns the harder it is to keep that promise putting some distance between her and Marc,

Charley is really good at finding clues and figuring things out but it also gets her in trouble and puts her in danger. I really like Charley though she is pretty spunky. I also like Marc cause he really seems to care about her and after she got into a dangerous situation in the first book you can see why he wouldn’t want her doing that again. He is just going to have to get use to her detecting.

It has a great mystery and I only guessed who it was only a bit before Charley did. I love all the side characters as well.

I know a lot of people were upset with some things in the first book cause it didn’t stick to the cozy rules, but I would like to let everyone know that this one sticks more to the cozy rules and I can’t wait to read the next one!!

The Antique House Murders is the second book in the Oakwood Mystery series. I really enjoyed The Book Club Murders, the 1st book in the series, so I had been looking forward to this one.

In this installment, Charley ends up investigating after finding a family friend murdered. It doesn’t take long for Charley to uncover a shady million dollar deal, and for us to realize that she may be in over her head this time. Fast paced and full of twists, this mystery kept me guessing right along with Charley until the final chapter.