A graph G is said to be \emph{determined by its spectrum} if any graph
having the same spectrum as G is isomorphic to G. Let $K_n \setminus
P_{\ell}bethegraphobtainedfromK_nbyremovingedgesofP_\ell,whereP_\ellisapathoflength\ell-1whichisasubgraphofacompletegraphK_n.CaˊmaraandHaemers \citeMCconjecturedthatK_n \backslash
P_{\ell}isdeterminedbyitsadjacencyspectrumforevery2\leq \ell \leq
n.Inthispaperweshowthattheconjectureistruefor7\leq \ell \leq9$.