Montana sheriff John Bingham faces his toughest challenge to date as millions of dollars of artwork disappears during the resort's annual Christmas celebration. The novel is Joseph S. Nicholas' third of the Century Series (preceded by Northern Deception and Northern Discovery) set in the fictional Montana resort of Century, Montana. This mystery challenges Bingham to ascertain how locked and guarded masterpiece paintings vanish into thin air. The investigation is further complicated when a colleague is murdered. The embarrassment of his department's failures threatens the young sheriff's political career as his political enemies battle to destroy the sheriff's reputation. A must read for those who enjoy mini-series novels of mystery. The fictional Montana landscape will whisk you away to a naturally beautiful setting--as much a part of the stories as the characters.