Josh and Emily Flanagan return to their hometown in upper Michigan where
they open a funky antique shop which they hope will provide a sane and
comfortable retirement. Both have pursued successful careers in Manhattan, she
as an appraiser of antiques for an auction house and he as an insurance adjuster
in the field of art and antiques. A man seeking to purchase an antique doll for
his ailing grandchild opens up a Pandora's Box of hidden family secrets and
intrigue that results in bitter hostility and murder. Josh and Emily, through
brilliant deduction and imaginative enterprise discover the clues that lead to
the solution that lies at the heart of this mystery. As characters they are
similar in conception to the witty bantering loving couple, Nick and Nora
Charles of the famed Thin Man series created by the mystery writer Dashiell
Hammett.
