After a falling out with her mentor, Freya has been out of the antique hunting game for 20 years. But when that mentor, Arthur, turns up dead inside his antiques shop, Freya and her aunt Carole (who also happens to be Arthur's close friend) are tasked with solving his murder and bringing some antiquities forgers to justice. Or at least I think they're supposed to be doing that second part. Even after reading the book, it's hard to tell if that last bit was one of Arthur's assignments from beyond the grave. The plot's a bit murky, and several of the characters are a bit bland (though that definitely cannot be said of Carole, who is larger than life in the best possible way). This was definitely set up as a potential series starter, and I can only hope that the second book finds Miller on more solid ground.
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