The details “grisly”, the people “lunatic”, the results, “magnetic”. |
Viewpoint The Bric-a-Brac Man
© Dec 1976 Ron Kurz |
“One whacky incident follows another, including an encounter with the Devil—a local loco who uses his wealth to buy up souls—and a fiasco with some old ladies with marquetry chairs to sell […]The novel, in fact, reveals so many shenanigans inherent in the antique business you’ll be taking a closer look at that ‘genuine’ Satsuma ware you fell for last summer. The Bric-a-Brac Man itself, however, is signed Chippendale” |