Someone is trying to kill Mrs. Beam, the stout, kind-hearted new cleaning lady at the Vandermere Library. Blissfully unaware, Mrs. Beam endeavors to improve the lives of all the staff, much to their dismay. Is it pompous Dr. Wagge, eminent scholar and gourmet, who is threatening her? Perhaps it is perplexed Dr. Poudey. Gerard Dobin tries to avoid her even if it means ducking into the Ladiesa Room when she approaches. It canat be Mr. Carne; he falls victim to chicken soup! Buxom Augusta Poole resents Mrs. Beam for interfering in a romance. Even Cassandra Eft is losing patience. With innocent bystanders falling around her, will Mrs. Beam survive or is she perhaps the instigator?
