Careless Whiskers

When librarian Charlie Harris’ daughter is falsely accused of murder,he and his faithful feline Diesel must leap forward to crack the case in this all-new installment in the New York Times bestselling series. Charlie Harris has sworn off investigating murder and mayhem after a recent close call. Insteadhe’s delighted to cheer on his daughterLaurawho’s starring in a production of Careless Whispers. The theater department at Athena College is debuting the play written by a fledgling playwright with local connections and Charlie’s son-in-lawFrank Salisburywill be calling the directorial shots. Laura is upset to learn that Luke Lombardian overbearing actor she knew from her time in Hollywood will also be taking part in the production as a guest artist. Lombardi arrives with an entourage in tow and promptly proceeds to annoy everyone involved with the production. When he collapses and dies on stageafter drinking from a glass Laura handed himshe becomes the chief suspect in his murder. Charlie knows his daughter is innocentand heΓÇÖs not going to let anyone railroad his little girl. Sodespite his intentions to put his amateur sleuthing days behind himCharlie has to take center stageand with DieselΓÇÖs helpshine a spotlight on the real killer.