![]() ![]() “Brown the queen of the talking animal cozy. Murphy mysteries are fun, sweet, and beautifully adventurous.” - Bustle ![]() Brown was active in a number of civil rights campaigns and criticized the marginalization of lesbians within feminist groups. “As feline collaborators go, you couldn’t ask for better than Sneaky Pie Brown.” -The New York Times Book Review Rita Mae Brown (born November 28, 1944) is an American feminist writer, best known for her coming-of-age autobiographical novel, Rubyfruit Jungle. Murphy Mysteries by Rita Mae Brown and Sneaky Pie Brown Murphy, Pewter, and Tee Tucker-to expose the bitter truth, even if it means staring into the unforgiving eyes of history and cornering a callous killer poised to pounce. Now it’s up to Harry and her furry detectives-Mrs. Harry’s present-day sleuthing draws her back to Virginia’s slave-holding past and the hunt for Selisse’s killer. 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 Virginiauncovering a shocking secret that refuses to stay buried. Just below that imposing funereal monument lie the remains of one Francisco Selisse, brutally murdered in 1784. A baffling break-in at a local business leads Harry to further suspect that a person with malevolent intent lurks just out of sight: Something evil is afoot.Īs it happens, Barbara died in the shadow of the local cemetery’s statue of the Avenging Angel. After all, she was the picture of health, which gives Harry and her four-legged companions pause. Though Barbara’s death is ruled a heart attack, dissenting opinions abound. Harry recognizes the dead driver slumped over the vehicle’s steering wheel: Barbara Leader was nurse and confidante to former Virginia governor Sam Holloway. 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 Virginiauncovering a shocking secret that refuses to stay buried. In a blink, Harry’s pickup nearly collides with a careening red car that then swerves into a ditch. 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.Īt any moment a perfect summer day in Crozet, Virginia-nestled within the Blue Ridge Mountains-might turn stormy and tempestuous, as Harry knows too well when a squall suddenly sweeps in. Murphy Mystery (9780553392487) by Brown, Rita Mae and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available. ![]()
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