When the Southern Academic Libraries Association holds their annual meeting at Athena College, library director Charlie Harris is charged with delivering the welcome speech. And as if that weren't stressful enough, the keynote address will be delivered by Charlie's old nemesis from library school, Gavin Fong, an insufferable know-it-all capable of getting under everyone s skin, which he does in his keynote by declaring that librarians will soon be obsolete. When Gavin is found dead, no one seems too upset - except for Charlie, who has jumped to the top of the suspect list...