Feline Fatale

Politicians fight like cats and dogs,but when things take a deadly turn at the Virginia House of DelegatesMary Minor ΓÇ£HarryΓÇ¥ Haristeen calls on her beloved pets to help her crack the case and stop the fur from flying in this latest mystery from Rita Mae Brown and her feline co-author Sneaky Pie Brown. Spring flowers may be about to bloom in CrozetVirginiabut Harry is thinking about snow. Her dear friend Ned Tucker is in the House of Delegatesadvocating for a bill to improve road clearing during bad weatherand Harry and NedΓÇÖs wifeSusanhave gone down to the statehouse to support him. Tensions are high between political partiesand no one can agree on anything for long enough to get something done. The billΓÇÖs chief detractor is the glamorous Amanda Fieldsa former newscaster turned delegate whose flair for the dramatic has earned her a formidable reputationΓÇöand made her more than a few enemies. AmandaΓÇÖs claws-out approach to politics might have some of her colleagues wishing she was deadbut the statehouse is rocked when one of the young pages who assists the delegates dies under mysterious circumstances. Could his death be related to the political infighting? Or is something even more sinister threatening the lives of VirginiaΓÇÖs finest representatives? With help from her feline sidekicksMrs. Murphy and Pewteras well as Tee Tucker the corgi and Irish Greyhound PirateHarry is determined to find the answers and restore order once more to the Capitol.