Everyone knows librarian Charlie Harris and his cat Diesel. Everyone who lives in the small town of Athens, Mississippi. But Godfrey Priest, a former classmate of Harris, is famous throughout the country - after all, every book of his is on the bestseller list. But someone crosses him off the list of the living. In order to find out who killed Godfrey, Charlie and Diesel will have to bring to light the secrets of the inhabitants of the southern town and conduct a real investigation.