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Product Description Acquisition of the King's Jar, a priceless African artifact, is a major coup for San Francisco's prestigious Devor Museum, and the gala celebration honoring its donors is a high-stakes affair. Dani O'Rourke, Devor's chief fundraiser, is a pro at dealing with wealthy patrons, demanding bosses, big egos, and museum-world politics. Murder, however, is way above her pay grade, and definitely beyond her comfort zone. When the archaeologist who authenticated the King's Jar turns up dead, and the invaluable relic vanishes, Dani finds herself trapped in a real-life game of Clue with a gallery of glittering suspects, and a killer who's playing for keeps. But drumming up donations from society swells is a far cry from matching wits with homicidal thieves. And juggling the amorous advances of a police detective, a TV celebrity, and her own playboy ex-husband--while sparring with an African ambassador, an obsessed archaeologist-in-training, a billionaire and his trophy wife--certainly doesn't make it any easier to figure out who's lying...or keep anyone else from dying. Review "fresh, fast-paced, and fun" - Library Journal From the Author When major art and big money combine, crime won't be far behind. The Dani O'Rourke mysteries are less about making art than what happens when the prices for great works of art skyrocket and art becomes an investment rather than an enjoyment. From the Back Cover Praise for the Dani O'Rourke series "Wickedly funny" - Kirkus "Smart, surprising plot" - Booklist About the Author Susan Shea spent more than two decades as a non-profit executive before beginning her first critically praised mystery series in 2010, featuring a professional fundraiser for a fictional museum. In 2017, she debuted a new mystery series set in France, for St. Martin’s. She’s a