Nightmare in the Attic

Nightmare in the Attic takes place in the wine country in Napa Valley, California. It is the story of a brilliant young artist turned forger by impatience and greed. When a famous sculptor is found dead (accident or murder?), Harriet becomes involved. At first she gets side-tracked by several other players who turn out to be benign, however, beyond their penchant for money. During the course of Harriet's investigation a number of gruesome and mysterious murders are committed. When she finds herself trapped in the attic of a house by whom she thinks of as the murderer and a fire she herself has started, fueled by priceless paintings, much of the conundrum becomes clear; but it isn't until she uses her intuition that she finally unmasks the killer--someone she never suspected.