There isn't a clue as to the one who pushed town librarian Biscuit McKee off the town dock into the raging Metoochie River or whether he will strike again. There isn't a clue to the whereabouts of Charles Zapota, and his mother is getting frantic. There isn't a clue about why Melissa Tarkington's fiancé went to Atlanta for a mysteriousmeeting or why a lost dog suddenly latches onto Biscuit's sister, Glaze. VIOLET AS AN AMETHYST continues the saga of small town Martinsville, as Biscuit's life is threatened by the deadly intent of one particular man.