Thanks to her aunt's friendship with the Duke of Valle Charme, Avery Ayers and her associates at Antiques and Artifacts Appraised head off to their most glamorous assignment yet—cataloguing the contents of a mansion on the Hudson River. But mayhem ensues when a precious timepiece disappears, and the housekeeper Suzanne plummets to her death. This sequel to Ruby Red Herring will test Avery's skills to the limit, especially when she discovers that Suzanne's predecessor also met with an untimely end.