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Claws for alarm, Rita Mae Brown & Sneaky Pie Brown

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Claws for alarm

Rita Mae Brown & 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 realises 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 90 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 help 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

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