Josie Prescott, antiques dealer, escapes a price fixing scandal in New York City, by starting fresh in the New
Hampshire town of Portsmouth.
To promote her antiques business, Prescotts Antiques, she sponsors the Portsmouth Women's Guild annual fund
raiser. In the middle of the evening's festivities, Maisy Gaylor, one of Portsmouth's Women's Guild representatives,
drops dead from potassium cyanide poisoning.
Detective Rowcliff, investigating the death, implies Josie may have been the true target. By accident, Maisy had
picked up Josie's glass. Josie questions his assumption until several nights later a dark colored car tries to run
her down. Josie must find the true target. Was Maisy the true target since the chairman of the fete had it in for
her, or did the theft of the $20000 Chinese porcelain tureen connect things with Josie's former boss at the New
York auction house. Josie seeks answers.
This is an enjoyable story of a young woman who is trying to put her past behind her and build a new life for
herself. The plot is well constructed with the action fast and the suspense constant. The characters are
well-developed, being people one would recognize or know. There are some insights into the world of the antiques
houses such as Sothebys.