Lee Barrett has agreed to attend a storage auction with Aunt Ibby-even though she suspects the forgotten rooms will yield more junk than treasure. Her skepticism vanishes once the two win a bid on an overlooked locker and uncover a trove of beautiful curiosities including a stunning wooden carousel horse with gentle eyes and fading paint. But just before Lee leaves the fairground relic at a local repair shop the sight of a silver samovar awakens her psychic abilities and conjures visions of murder. Lee prays the intrusive ESP episode was just a glimpse into the past-until her policeman boyfriend reports a dead man outside the repair shop. Apparently the unknown victim had been hot on Lee s trail since the auction. And with the horse found dismantled it looks like he was up to no good. What s the story behind the antique equine and could a strange bubblegum-chewing woman with fiery hair have something to do with the crime? Guided by her gift and O Ryan her wise tabby cat Lee s set on catching the murderer . . . before she s sent on the darkest ride of her life.