Acclaimed authors Rita MaeBrown and her feline partner,Sneaky Pie Brown, are backwith this new mystery starringMary Minor Harry Haristeen,the sleuthing cats Mrs. Murphy and Pewter, and corgi TeeTucker. And this time they mustcatch a killer determined to turna birthday party into afuneral. Harry's beloved andtart-tongued Aunt Tally is about to turn the big 1-0-0. Thealumnae association of her almamater sees an opportunity tohonor the event and make someloot off the centennial as well.The plan is to hold a big fund- raiser in Aunt Tally's honor torecoup some of the schoolrevenue lost in the crateredeconomy. But soon there'smore at risk than investmentsand endowments.