Killer Keepsakes — Jane K. Cleland

Missing in auction

When her reliable assistant Gretchen fails to show up for work, antiques dealer Josie Prescott discovers the likely cause: a dead man on Gretchen's couch. But where is Gretchen? The police consider the missing woman their prime suspect, but Josie knows Gretchen isn't capable of murder. Yet the more she digs into Gretchen's life, the more she realizes that the woman is a mystery.

Using her extensive knowledge of antiques, Josie searches for clues surrounding a rare Chinese vase that's missing from Gretchen's apartment. But as elements of the young woman's violent past come to light, Josie realizes that her assistant's dark secrets have followed her here to the New Hampshire coast. And Josie's greatest strength -- her ability to see past what's fake and determine what's authentic -- has snared her in a game of hide-and-seek that could end in her own demise.