A Wealth of Deception

Edie Brown is desperate. Her mother is in prison for art forgery, so Edie moved home to help her uncle with the family business, Scandal Mountain Fine Arts and Antiques. The house needs a new septic system, and the business needs an infusion of cash. When a woman asks for an appraisal of her mother’s collectibles, Edie and her Uncle Tuck are not too optimistic. A piece of collage art in a back room has all of Edie’s senses on high alert. With that letter V in the corner, it could be a piece by an elderly recluse, an “outsider” artist named Vespa. But the client’s story is a little vague, something about her brother and art rehabilitation. When Edie becomes obsessed over the art and starts digging into the brother’s history, her boyfriend, Detective Shane Payton, warns her she might be in too deep. Edie and Tuck recognize threats with a break-in and a fire, but they’re determined to find the truth behind the powerful, dark artwork.