When lawyer Alice MacDonald Greer finds the dead body of her friend and client Ellie Windom at the foot of a staircase, a terrorized horse dancing nearby, she knows trouble's ahead. Serving as executor for her friend's will means grappling with Ellie's explosive secrets: a long-lost daughter unknown to Ellie's feuding sons, and a long-ago lover with enemies of his own. Alice quickly discovers her friend had a treasure trove of hidden art with questionable history--art she must protect--and the vultures begin to circle. Intruders, carjackers, and greedy heirs all want a seat at the feast. Alice uncovers the murderous truth after racing across Texas and New Mexico...with occasional stops for barbecue.