When Jill Breck's great aunt dies in a suspicious fire, a dozen old family paintings kick over a hornet's nest in the closed world of the Western art circuit, and, in an odd turn of events, puts her own life in danger.

Seeking the assistance of Zach Balfour, an exert in gathering and analyzing information from unlikely and often dangerous sources, Jill is determined to discover why the paintings she has always loved have created such an uproar.

What Jill and Zach are about to find out is that the high-stakes game of art collecting can be a very deadly contest where the "winner takes all" philosophy is not taken lightly!