The annual steeplechase races atMontpelier, once the home ofJames and Dolley Madison, arethe high point in the socialcalendar of the horse-madVirginians of cozy Crozet. The race meet offers a cracking goodtime with old friends and achance to get even—on theracecourse—with old enemies.Postmistress Mary Minor "Harry"Haristeen will be in the thick of the action on this day of highspirits and fierce competition.But the glorious thoroughbredsand the pinks and greens andpurples worn by the riders donot blind Harry to the dangerous undercurrents thatstart to surface. There's sure tobe some emotional fireworks atMontpelier. Still, no one expectsthe day to end in tragedy.Found dead in the main barn is one of the day's riders, a knifeplunged through the jockey'sheart. The only clue is a playingcard, the Queen of Clubs,impaled over the fatal wound.Within the wealthy, tight-knit world of horse owners, trainers,and jockeys, the victim had bothadmirers and enemies.Was the murderer's motivegreed, drugs--a pervasive evil inthe race world—or sexual rivalry? Luckily for Crozet'shumans, the tiger cat Mrs.Murphy is right at home in thestable yard...and on the trail ofthe shocking truth. But willHarry catch on in time to stop a killer grown bloodthirsty withsuccess?In Murder, She Meowed Sneaky Pie Brown and her co-author,Rita Mae Brown, have pennedanother clever and sassymystery that probes the depthsof human depravity and theheights of feline genius.