Claws for Alarm

Mary Minor “Harry” Haristeen gets a little help from her veterinarian husband

to solve the murder of a young equine vet whose death may be linked to his

new clinic in this tantalizing mystery from Rita Mae Brown and her feline coauthor Sneaky Pie Brown.

Pharamond “Fair” Haristeen is known throughout Crozet, Virginia, as a good horse

vet and a better man. So when Benjamin Wagner, a new vet in town, is found

dead in his unopened clinic, local police turn to Fair for help getting to the bottom

of things. Fair quickly realizes Ben’s clinic has been robbed of ketamine, used by

doctors as a horse tranquilizer but also a popular recreational drug. Then Fair’s

own ketamine goes missing from the back of his truck. Was Ben killed for his

supply? Or was he mixed up in something bigger?

Meanwhile, Candida Perez, one of Crozet’s oldest and most beloved citizens, is

found dead at her desk. Not so alarming, given her ninety years of life. But the

bickering of her children, Ballard and Constance, over her will and the family’s

valuable collection of historical letters threatens to drive the rest of the town to

madness. Harry tries to play peacemaker, but the bad blood between the two

siblings runs deep. Just how far will they take their family squabble?

With a little aid from hungry helpers Tee Tucker the corgi and sweet puppy Pirate,

as well as feline sleuths Mrs. Murphy and Pewter, Harry and Fair team up to

restore justice—and maybe a little peace and quiet—to Crozet.