Shadows at the Fair An Antique Print Mystery [Paperback]

In the world of antiques dealing, there are minor calamities...like accidentally selling a rare engraving for $170 instead of $1,700. And then there are worse tragedies -- such as the chain of suspicious deaths among dealers in the weeks prior to the Rensselaer County Spring Antiques Fair. For Maggie Summer, owner of Shadow Antiques and an antique print expert, the threat of murder is far from her mind as she displays her treasures at the prestigious show. Though rumors abound, security is tight, and Maggie has been in the business too long to be easily rattled, she can't help observing her colleagues with fresh eyes. And when sudden death claims a victim in their midst, Maggie will race to stop a killer --ifshe can distinguish those she suspects from the real deal.The New York Times Book ReviewA polished first mystery...with a good deal of charm.The New York Times Book ReviewCannily draws on its author's professional experiences in the antiques trade... The fairground setting beckons like a weekend in the country...Chapter 1

Snap-the-Whip,wood engraving by noted American artist Winslow Homer (1836-1910). The most famous of Homer's wood engravings, published byHarper's Weekly,September 20, 1873. Double page. Country boys playing a game outside their schoolhouse, with mountains beyond. Notable because it was the basis for two later Homer oil paintings also calledSnap-the-Whip,often pointed to as most representative of Homer's accurate depiction of nineteenth-century American life. Price: $1,700.

Booth number and admittance card?

The man looking through Maggie's van window was a far cry from the student in faded jeans and Grateful Dead T-shirt whom Vince usually hired to check in vans at the dealer entrance to the Rensselaer County Spring Antiques Fair. This man was a cop.

Booth two twenty-three.

He looked down at his clipboard. Name?

Maggie Summel#$