It takes a cat to write the purr-fect mystery.Things have been prettyexciting lately in Crozet, Virginia—a little too exciting if you askresident feline investigator Mrs. Murphy. Just as the town startsto buzz over its Civil Warreenactment, a popular localman disappears. No one's seenTommy Van Allen's single-engine plane, either—except for Mrs. Murphy, who spotted itduring a foggy evening'smousing.Even Mrs. Murphy's favoritehuman, postmistress MaryMinor "Harry" Haristeen, can sense that something is amiss.But things really take an uglyturn when the town reenactsthe battle of Oak Ridge—and aparticipant ends up with threevery real bullets in his back. While the clever tiger cat andher friends sift through cluesthat just don't fit together,more than a few locals fear thatthe scandal will force well-hidden town secrets into the harsh light of day. And whenMrs. Murphy's relentless trackingplaces loved ones in danger, ittakes more than a canny kittyand her team of animal sleuthsto set things right again...