It’s no secret that cats are amystery writer’s best friend.Just ask the bestselling team ofRita Mae Brown and her furrypartner, Sneaky Pie Brown, backon the prowl with another unforgettable whodunit. Thistime a controversial miracle inVirginia’s Blue Ridge Mountainssparks religious fervor–and asuspicious death. Now theindefatigable felines Mrs. Murphy and Pewter, along withthe dogged corgi Tee Tucker,must trust their animal instinctsto sniff out the worst of humannature....With the holidays approaching, Mary Minor “Harry” Haristeenand her best friend, SusanTucker, take a much-neededtime-out at the mountainmonastery of Mount Carmel.There, under the benevolent gaze of the statue of the VirginMary, their worldly worries aresoon overshadowed. For infront of their very eyes thestatue begins to cry tears ofblood. Legend has it that Mary’scrimson tears are harbingers ofcrises. And though skeptical, theever-practical Harry can alreadysee one on the horizon. Ifleaked, news of the so-called miracle could turn themonastery and the town ofCrozet into a circus. What Harrydoesn’t foresee is murder.…When Susan’s great-uncleThomas, a resident monk, is found frozen to death at thebase of the statue, foul play isruled out–at first. But at Harry’surging, the body is exhumed foran autopsy. There’s just oneproblem: the coffin is empty. That’s when Mrs. Murphy,Pewter, and Tucker getinvolved. Then there’s theshocking revelation of amystery that has perplexed thecitizens of Crozet for ages. With Christmas around thecorner and the monasteryoverrun by the faithful, allHarry’s meddling menagerie cando is stay on her trail as shejumps knee-deep into an unofficial investigation–onethat becomes more dangerouswhen another Crozet citizenmeets an untimely demise. Inthis case it will be a miracle ifHarry stays alive...