A Butterfly in Flame

At the financially strained Stillton Academy, a small art college on the New England coast, an instructor's mysterious disappearance paired with the ongoing struggles of its only significant donor has raised urgent concerns about the institution's future. When art critic Fred Taylor goes undercover to investigate, he finds himself caught in a web of intrigue involving faculty, students, and a possibly sinister board of trustees. As the town grapples with a murder, Fred must navigate hidden motives and the cryptic instructions of his employer, collector Clayton Reed, who is on the hunt for something valuable within the college and its sleepy surroundings. Can Fred uncover the truth and save the Academy before it's too late?