SPLENDOR IN THE GLASS
Antiques dealer Abby Timberlake Washburn is thrilled when the Mrs. Amelia Shadbark?doyenne of Charleston society?invites her to broker a pricey collection of Lalique glass sculpture. These treasures will certainly boost business at the Den of Antiquity, and maybe hoist Abby into the upper crust?which would please her class-conscious mom, Mozella, no end. Alas, Abby's fragile dream is soon shattered when Mrs. Shadbark meets a foul, untimely end. And as the last known visitor to the victim's palatial abode, Abby's being pegged by the local law as suspect Numero Uno. Of course there are other possible killers?including several dysfunctional offspring and a handyman who may have been doing more for the late Mrs. S than fixing her leaky faucets.