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 Claws for Alarm a
tantalizing mystery from Rita Mae Brown and her feline co-author 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. Perhaps not so alarming
given her ninety years of life. But the bickering of Candida’s 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. Fair’s wife 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—in Claws for Alarm.
