Exhibition of Deceit — A Thornwick Hat Shop Mystery, Book 15

At Wexcombe Hall, the rarest treasure may not be the veil at all.

When Agnes Ambrose is invited to Wexcombe Hall's spring exhibition of historic lace and ceremonial millinery, the honour feels too polished to trust.

A disputed christening cap, a famous veil, and a catalogue full of flawless provenance all point to the same impossible authority: Dr. M. Speight, a name no true expert has ever heard.

Miss Honoria Blythe, the aging cataloguer with failing eyes and a pencil-marked conscience, knows the grand Wexcombe Veil is hiding a fortune's worth of lies. But before Agnes can help her prove it, a death in the house is called an accident, and Agnes sees the careful hand behind it.

With Robert Halliday chasing the paper trail from Thornwick and Marie-Claire Beaumont reading the lace from within the exhibition, Agnes must untangle a fraud built on false certificates, private collections, and beautiful things displayed under too much light.

Because at Wexcombe Hall, the rarest treasure may not be the veil at all, but the truth someone is willing to kill to keep hidden.

Perfect for readers who love:

• Museum exhibitions, forgeries, and art fraud
• A grand country house full of suspects
• Agnes working with her trusted friends
• Clean mysteries with no graphic violence or bad language

Book 15 of A Thornwick Hat Shop Mystery. Read the series in order, or jump in here.