Wheeler Softcover
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Ex-FBI agent and antiques picker, Jeff Talbot asks his friend, Lanny to scout out some antique majolica as a present for his wife - with no idea just how costly it will be. Lanny is a bit of a loner, so it comes as a complete shock to Jeff when the young man is arrested for murdering an antiques dealer. Jeff learns that Lanny quarrelled with the dealer after she sold two pieces of majolica she was supposed to hold for him - uncharacteristic of the caring and trustworthy man Jeff knows. As he investigates Lanny's claims of innocence, Jeff learns the majolica has a long history - one that somebody is determined to keep quiet.
After months of restoration work, antique collector and ex-FBI agent Jeff Talbot's 1948 Chevy is finally ready for collection. But when he and his butler arrive at the garage they discover four asphyxiated bodies including that of owner Louie Stella, a former informant from Jeff's FBI days. It soon comes to light that this is no accident, and, after finding an envelope of clues planted in his Chevy, Jeff is left to investigate the link between the bizarre mass murder and the secrets of his own family's past. Going undercover to catch a rich, mysterious woman who may hold the key, Jeff must battle to prevent himself becoming the fifth victim...