The scene of the crime is littered with dusty footprints, several lines of police tape bar entrance into enclaves, and hot, red halogen lights brighten an otherwise dim room.

In the world of sales events focusing on Western and sporting art, the Coeur d’Alene Art Auction “is the largest auction house in the genre by a wide margin,” says Mike Overby.

The climax is no less moving than a great line of poetry or a soaring phrase of music. Is it a thing of beauty or a ridiculous relic? Karl Quinn just can’t decide, but he knows that slot-car ...