An archeological dig at Monticello – home of Thomas Jefferson – uncovers a body under the hearth of a building in the slave quarters. It appears that the victim was not a slave, and further investigation suggests that he may have been murdered!
As Postmistress Mary Minor “Harry” Haristeen tries to help the local sheriff figure out the who, what and why of the body at Monticello by poring over old historical records of Jefferson’s descendants, death – or maybe murder – comes to the little village of Crozet, Virginia. And, as usual, Mrs. Murphy and Tucker, Harry’s cat and dog, aided by their friend Pewter, are on hand to help in the hunt.
A cozy mystery, light and fun to read.