Sell Low, Sweet Harriet

A garage sale in January is a rare sight, but when Sarah Winston hears from a client about one, she is thrilled. In Sell Low, Sweet Harriet by Sherry Harris, when Sarah is approached by the daughter of a deceased couple, Jeanette Blevins, she is stunned with the amount and quality of the items in the house. (Sell Low, Sweet Harriet will be released by Kensington Publishing Corp. on December 31.)

The house is filled with exotic pieces from around the world and almost seems overwhelming. When Sarah learns the couple were retired CIA agents, she wonders what secrets she might find in the house. One thing she discovers is someone else wants to get into the house. 

The intruder isn't really an intruder, and he introduces himself as Troy, Jeanette's brother. Sarah leaves him alone in the study while she does other sorting. Suddenly she hears a crash and finds Troy on the floor injured. He is taken to the hospital, but the next day he disappears. Sarah discovers he was a Fake Troy after she meets the real brother. 

 
But the garage sale isn't the only item Sarah has on her plate. The wife of one of the officers on the base has died and it was originally thought that she slipped on the ice and died of hypothermia. After a thorough investigation, the police determined she was struck on the head, leading them to a murder case. 

Because of her tangential relationship with the base, Scott Pellner, a police officer for the Ellington Police Department, asks her to quietly listen and report back to him anything of importance. Of course listening isn't in Sarah's vocabulary so she begins to ask questions and finds herself in danger.

Another clever mystery with loads of garage sale tips. More Sarah Winston adventures to come.