Novice antique dealer Lina Townend is warm, independent and blessed with an uncanny nose for a bargain . . . and a talent for sniffing out trouble!

When Lina’s eccentric father, the disreputable Lord Elham, begs her to sell something from his overflowing hoard, she reluctantly agrees. He may only want cash to restock his champagne cellar, but after growing up in care Lina still hopes for a connection with the grouchy old rogue she barely knows.

Amid the cobwebs and clutter she unearths a tarnished silver dish that sets her instincts tingling. It looks like nothing much — but she knows better.

Her hunch is right. The dish is valuable. Too valuable. No sooner has she displayed it at a prestigious antique fair than the police swoop in, accusing her of handling stolen goods.

Suddenly Lina’s reputation — and the cosy life she’s been building with her beloved mentor Griff — are on the line. As more of Elham’s treasures vanish under suspicious circumstances, she’s forced to wonder: is her cantankerous father really a thief . . . and is someone dangerous setting her up to take the fall?