The Big Steal by Emyl Jenkins

Antiques expert Sterling Glass is hired by an insurance company to try and appraise items that were stolen or broken during a robbery at Wynderly, an estate in Virginia that was turned into a museum, now closed. While Sterling is extremely knowledgeable about antiques and fakes, she finds the job a challenge--the museum's curator won't leave her alone, the foundation Friends of Wynderly is plagued by bickering and secrets and the paperwork for the antiques is unorganized. As she's doing her work, Sterling can't help being intrigued by the story of Hoyt and Mazie Wyndfield. Soon, Sterling has more questions than answers about what's been happening there. Will she be able to complete the task that she's been employed to do? The Big Steal is chock full of information about the worths of various antiques along with a really likable and developed main character. I thoroughly enjoyed the first book in the Sterling Glass series, Stealing with Style, and am glad that another has been published. The strength of the book lies in the antiques and in the character, however, not the mystery.