The King's Jar (Dani O'rourke) - Softcover

Shea, Susan C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1938938046 ISBN 13: 9781938938047

Publisher: Top Five Books, 2013

Synopsis

Wickedly funny—Kirkus Reviews A layered, smart, surprising plot —Booklist Fresh, fast-paced, and great fun —Library Journal Acquisition of the King's Jar, a priceless African artifact, is a major coup for San Francisco's prestigious Devor Museum of Art and Antiquities—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 renowned archaeologist who authenticated the King's Jar turns up dead, and the invaluable relic vanishes, Dani suddenly 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.

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From Booklist

Museum fund-raiser Dani O’Rourke is excited about a new exhibit at her San Francisco museum that will feature the recently acquired King’s Jar, a legendary African artifact. Then the antiquities expert last seen with the jar is murdered, and the artifact goes missing, leaving Dani to find out who would have the most to gain from its disappearance. Two donors, Jamie and Fritz, give Dani contradictory messages about the jar and who owns it. Another murder prompts concern that the jar may have been obtained illegally. The museum setting and the detailed information on how art is acquired contribute as much to the appeal here as does the mystery itself. The contrasting characters, from wealthy art patrons and eccentric scientists to determined museum staff, add intrigue to a layered, smart, surprising plot, which contains elements of a locked-door puzzle. --Amy Alessio

About this edition

• Publisher: Top Five Books
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1938938046
• ISBN 13: 9781938938047
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 282