"When her interest is piqued by the murder of Lewis Trenton, a beachcomber, after finding a clue in a newspaper article, Misty Bay Tearoom owner Vivian Wainwright discovers the key to finding the killer in an unlikely place and works with Detective Tony Messina to find the truth"-- Provided by publisher.

The newspaper article about the murder of Lewis Trenton, a beachcomber who lived alone in a cabin in the Oregon hills, piqued the interest of Vivian Wainwright, owner of the British-style Misty Bay Tearoom. In the article's photo is a clock/replica of Big Ben that she had had in her shop the week before. Hunting down the replica, Vivian notices that the base is missing, rendering it worthless-- and then she finds a diamond in a crevice in the clock. Detective Tony Messina identifies it as part of a jewelry heist in Portland a month earlier. What other secrets can the clock tell before the killer strikes again? -- adapted from jacket.