Pithed An Andy Farmer Mystery Author:Kathryn Lively Pith, a transitive verb meaning "to destroy the spinal cord or central nervous system of (as a frog) usually by passing a wire or needle up and down the vertebral canal." (Source: Merriam-Webster) He pissed me off, Andy...he pissed me off for the last time, so I pithed him. Biology teacher Andy Farmer only wishes his friend Chuck was lisping ... more »on that fateful morning, but when he arrives at Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings High to find the building wrapped in crime scene tape, he fears the worst. With the principal dead and Chuck missing, Andy agonizes over possible accessory charges as he plays coy with Detective French, all the while encouraging Chuck to own up for what others believe he has done. Andy feels a sense of urgency, though, when French's investigation reveals Andy himself is a more likely suspect in Principal Horace Shelton's murder! It's enough Andy has to deal with his bum hip and fading hearing, he doesn't want to do it in prison. Besides, who would feed the dog that Andy's son brought home from Tallahassee?« less