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Author
Series
Mrs. Murphy mystery volume 27
Language
English
Description
"Rita Mae Brown and her feline coauthor Sneaky Pie Brown return to Albemarle County, Virgina, as tangled mysteries past and present converge in the bestselling Mrs. Murphy series. As feline collaborators go, you couldn't ask for better than Sneaky Pie Brown." The New York Times Book Review. With the New Year just around the corner, winter has transformed the cozy Blue Ridge Mountain community of Crozet, Virginia, into a living snow globe. It's the...
2) Tall tail
Author
Series
Mrs. Murphy mystery volume 25
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
In this fast-paced mystery by Rita Mae Brown and her feline co-author Sneaky Pie Brown, Mary Minor “Harry” Haristeen and her animal friends seek to solve a whodunit rooted in eighteenth-century Virginia—uncovering a shocking secret that refuses to stay buried.
3) Tail gait
Author
Series
Mrs. Murphy mystery volume 24
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Formats
Description
There’s nothing like a tail well told. Rita Mae Brown and her feline co-author Sneaky Pie Brown return with an all-new mystery featuring Mary Minor “Harry” Haristeen, crime-solving cats Mrs. Murphy and Pewter, and ever-faithful Tee Tucker the corgi. --Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Mrs. Murphy mystery volume 22
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
During an autumn scenic drive in rural Crozet, Virginia, Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen and husband Fair discover the body of a murdered accountant lying in a cornfield. Rooting out the guilty murderer in the treacherous center of a lucrative conspiracy requires Harry's farmer's wisdom--along with the quick wits and extraordinary senses of Sneaky Pie, Pewter, and Tucker.
Author
Series
Mrs. Murphy mystery volume 28
Language
English
Description
The discovery of a body in the beautiful Blue Ridge mountains dredges up mysteries that have lingered from Revolutionary Virginia through the Civil War and beyond, in a supernaturally thrilling new tale from Rita Mae Brown and her feline co-author Sneaky Pie Brown. A trial is underway in Albemarle County, where Mary Minor "Harry" Harristeen and her trusty crew of two- and four-legged friends hope to catch a killer--who may not be the person accused...
Author
Series
Mrs. Murphy mystery volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Postmistress of Crozet, Virginia, Mary Harry Haristeen has a bad habit of reading postcards not addressed to her. But as murders are discovered all over Crozet, Harry remembers that every victim received a postcard with a picture of a graveyard on the front and the message "wish you were here" on the back.
Author
Series
Mrs. Murphy mystery volume 23
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Winter has come to Crozet, Virginia, bringing with it a fresh blanket of snow. Harry and her husband, Fair, are hip deep in their usual end-of-the-year activities: distributing food to needy residents, and shopping for outfits for the Silver Linings youth organization's annual fundraising gala. But buried beneath the white stuff are dark secrets from Crozet's past'and Harry and her posse of pet detectives are determined to sniff them out. Two Silver...
Author
Series
Mrs. Murphy mystery volume 26
Language
English
Description
Autumn is in the air in the Blue Ridge Mountain community of Crozet, Virginia - and all the traditions of the changing seasons are under way. Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen cleans her cupboards, her husband, Fair, prepares the horses for the shorter days ahead, and the clamorous barking of beagles signals the annual rabbit chase through the central Virginia hills. But the last thing the local beaglers and their hounds expect to flush out is a dead body....
9) Hiss & tell
Author
Series
Mrs. Murphy mystery volume 31
Language
English
Description
"When a series of mysterious deaths spoil the Christmas season in Crozet, Virginia, Mary Minor "Harry" Harristeen and her beloved cats and dogs lend the police a helping paw in this exciting holiday mystery from Rita Mae Brown and her feline co-author Sneaky Pie Brown. Christmas is coming and Harry's to-do list is a mile long. The days are filled with delivering holiday baskets to neighbors in need, chopping down the perfect tree with her best friend,...
Author
Series
Jane Arnold volume 5
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
2007, c2006
Language
English
Description
Millions of dollars seem to be missing after a long overdue audit of the local aluminum plant reveals a major accounting discrepancy. But company president Garvey stokes finds himself in even deeper trouble when the fuzzy math suddenly includes a body count...
11) Claws for alarm
Author
Series
Mrs. Murphy mystery volume 30
Language
English
Formats
Description
Death stalks the Blue Ridge Mountains once again and Mary Minor "Harry" Harristeen, along with her beloved cats, is on the case. Pharamond "Fair" Haristeen is known throughout Crozet, Virginia, as a good horse vet and a better man. When Benjamin Wagner, a new vet in town, is found dead in his unopened clinic, local police turn to Fair for help getting to the bottom of things. He quickly realizes Ben's clinic has been robbed of ketamine, used by doctors...
13) Furmidable foes
Author
Series
Mrs. Murphy volume 29
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Someone's passed their expiration date in this thrilling new mystery in the bestselling Mrs. Murphy series from Rita Mae Brown and her feline co-author Sneaky Pie Brown. Mary Minor "Harry" Harristeen and her pet sleuths uncover a rotten scam to dupe consumers when they discover that substandard produce is being passed off for organic, upmarket groceries. As always, Harry's crime-solving cats Mrs. Murphy and Pewter and Tee Tucker the Corgi share her...
14) Catch as cat can
Author
Series
Mrs. Murphy mystery volume 10
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Formats
Description
When a rare set of hubcaps is stolen, it seems like a harmless offense, until the suspected thief is found hanged in the woods. Soon the body count rises, forcing Harry to divide her time between getting to the bottom of the malfeasance and dating a handsome visitor from Uraguay.
Author
Series
Mrs. Murphy mystery volume 5
Language
English
Description
The annual steeplechase at Montpelier, the high point in the social calendar of the horse set in Virginia, is disturbed by the stabbing of two jockeys, each with a playing card attached to his body. Sleuth Mrs. Murphy and her cat investigate, wondering whether the motive was greed, drugs or sex.
16) Rest in pieces
Author
Series
Mrs. Murphy mystery volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Virginia postmistress Mary "Harry" Haristeen has another murder case to solve, as the victim keeps turning up around town.
Author
Series
Mrs. Murphy mystery volume 18
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Formats
Description
Using animal cunning and human canniness, Harry Harristeen and her menagerie of mystery solvers must sniff out the answers behind the disappearance of alumni association board member Mariah D'Angelo. Mariah's car is on campus, and Tucker has found human blood near the school's stables.
Author
Series
Mrs. Murphy mystery volume 6
Language
English
Description
When a phony obituary for the headmaster of St. Elizabeth's School appears in the local newspaper, the people of Crozet, Virginia are surprised, but not too concerned. For a small town, Crozet has more than its share of mischief. But when a second fake obituary is followed by a murder, the police are baffled. Now Mrs. Murphy knows she must help Harry discover the killer.
19) Claws and effect
Author
Series
Mrs. Murphy mystery volume 9
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Formats
Description
Hank Brevard, the hospital's plant manager, has had his throat slit from ear to ear, a violent and gruesome crime that no one can make sense of at first. His body is found beside the huge boiler in a 150-year-old section of the hospital's basement. Unsure if the crime has anything to do with the hospital, the local cops, with the unsolicited help of Harry, investigate the victim, the building, and the people in it, though the hospital director, Sam...
20) Puss 'n cahoots
Author
Series
Mrs. Murphy mystery volume 15
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Formats
Description
The famous Saddlebred show in Shelbyville, Kentucky, is the perfect opportunity for remarried newlyweds Harry and Fair Haristeen to finally go on their long-delayed (second) honeymoon-a chance to combine business and pleasure, as well as to drop in on some old friends. Mrs. Murphy (a tabby cat), Tucker (a Corgi), and Pewter (a fat gray kitty) are all along for the trip as well, and when their hosts are robbed the very first day they arrive, Mrs. Murphy...
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