An auctioneer beaten to death with a gavel. An elaborate scam to undervalue the work of a genius. Surrounded by a world he doesn't understand, can Macleod find the mysterious auction lot and bring a killer to justice?

Waving goodbye to the canny DC Stewart, Detective Inspector Macleod finds himself understaffed and lacking inspiration as he is immersed in the shadowy world of ancient artifacts. With talk of tradition and fantastical powers imbued by the stolen piece, the Inspector must separate whimsy and bluff from pure greed in order to find the perpetrator of a string of murders.

Going once - going twice - sold to the corpse in the corner!