Dulcie Schwartz struggles to prove her innocence when a scholar she recently threatened to kill for ruining her thesis turns up dead, in a case that is further complicated by cryptic advice from ghost cat Mr. Grey and her kitten, Esmé.

"Gentry's appealing heroine, who gets ample opportunity to display her resourcefulness and fortitude, and the intriguing milieu in which she operates, should ensure both a warm reception and a speedy encore."-Publishers Weekly Ansel Phoenix draws dinosaurs for magazines, books, and museum displays. But one morning, digging with students out in the field, she unearths the body of colleague and ex-lover Nick Capos. Shocked and grieved over the murder,...

When lawyer David Canaday is found dead and a battle over his estate ensues, Pru Marlowe is drawn into a murder investigation involving the dead man's three adult daughters and a kitten who is being blamed for Canaday's demise.