Description: Rich in complex characters, irresistible humor and masterly tension, Jane Langton's fifteenth Homer Kelly mystery takes the Harvard sleuth into the cradle of American history. It's the 200th anniversary of the election of our third president, Thomas Jefferson, and Homer and Mary Kelly, long-time admirers of Jefferson, have just arrived at Monticello to join the bicentennial celebrations. But more than fireworks are about to erupt. Soon after arriving, Homer finds himself in an explosion of murder and mayhem: a controversial president, a cunning killer and a mysterious trespasser in the woods named Tom Dean, await him.

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