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Lost & Hound - A Novel
Rita Mae Brown
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Rita Mae Brown collaborates with feline co-author Sneaky Pie Brown
in a new mystery starring Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen, the curious
cat detectives Mrs. Murphy and Pewter, and Tee Tucker, the valiant
crime-solving corgi. Halloween arrives early this year to rural
central Virginia, when a twisted killer will stop at nothing to
protect a multimillion-dollar scheme.
THE LITTER OF THE LAW
Autumn has descended and crops are being harvested all over
Crozet, Virginia, ideal conditions for a scenic drive for Harry and
husband Fair. Bucolic views are all well and good, but Harry's nose
for trouble leads her straight to a cornfield's macabre
scarecrow--an all too real murder victim that frightens all but the
noisy crows.
This accountant's gruesome death is only the first of many
disturbing events in this normally pastoral corner of the world.
While Harry tends her beloved grapes and sunflowers, a killer edges
closer--as does Harry's protective menagerie of animals.
Halloween's approach brings with it bona fide terror and a beloved
local tradition that threatens to become fatal. Rooting out the
guilty 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. A vicious
murderer may know the lay of the land far better than Harry does,
but that's about to change. It's up to her vigilant four-footed
companions to make sure that the unearthing of this plot is not
Harry's last act.
Praise for "The Litter of the Law "and the Mrs. Murphy
mysteries
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"As feline collaborators go, you couldn't ask for better than
Sneaky Pie Brown."--"The New York Times Book Review"
"Enchanting . . . Brown demonstrates once again why she's the
queen of the talking animal cozy subgenre."--"Publishers
Weekly"
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"As usual, the smart animals provide clues without getting in the
way of the human interactions and plot. This is a strong addition
to the popular series."--"Booklist"
"From the Hardcover edition."
It's autumn in cozy, idyllic Crozet, Virginia--a time for golden
days, crisp nights...and murder. Mrs. Carla Paulson is one of the
diamond-encrusted "come-here" set who has descended on Crozet with
plenty of wealth and no feeling for country ways. She's determined
to make her new house the envy of all her well-heeled friends--and
enemies --and she's hired architect Tazio Chappers to build it.
From the start, the project--and Mrs. Paulson--are a major headache
for all involved. But no one could foresee that it would end with
Mrs. Paulson stabbed to death at a gala fund-raiser with Harry's
friend Tazio standing over her, holding the knife. Now Harry must
solve what seems to everyone else an open-and-shut case. Her
four-legged partners --sleuthing cats Mrs. Murphy and Pewter and
corgi Tee Tucker--see it Harry's way. But will they have to choose
between catching the "purr"fect killer and saving Harry?
Ask not what your cat can do for you--ask what you can do for your
cat.
Tired of politics as usual? Despair not: Rita Mae Brown's intrepid
feline co-author, Sneaky Pie, is taking time off from her busy
schedule writing bestselling mysteries to run for President of the
United States. It's never too late to start With help from her
friends--the irascible gray cat Pewter, the wise Corgi Tee Tucker,
and Tally, the exuberant Jack Russell--Sneaky crisscrosses her home
state of Virginia hoping to go where no cat since Socks Clinton has
gone: 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. After all, who better to get the
economy purring again than an honest tabby with authentic political
stripes? Sneaky has an animal-friendly agenda to unify "all"
Americans--regardless of whether they walk on two or four feet or
even if they fly.
Human candidates have had their chance in Washington, and nowhere
does it say in the Constitution that the next president cannot be a
cat. Vote Sneaky
Includes a preview of Rita Mae Brown and Sneaky Pie Brown's next
Mrs. Murphy mystery, "The Litter of the Law"
The thrilling start of a tail-wagging new series
With her high-powered Wall Street job in the rearview mirror,
thirty-four-year-old Mags Rogers arrives at her great-aunt Jeep
Reed's sprawling Nevada ranch to reassemble her life. In the
passenger seat is Mags's beloved wirehaired dachshund, Baxter. At
Jeep's side--to Baxter's distress--is Jeep's loyal German Shepherd
mix, King. The growlings are mutual. Then someone pipe-bombs Red
Rock Valley's pumping station, endangering the water supply. Deputy
Pete Meadows links the sabotage to a string of local murders. In
her search for answers, Mags uncovers fascinating history about
Jeep's ranch, including an intriguing connection to Buffalo Bill.
Drawn to each other, Mags and Pete join forces to solve various
mysteries, as Baxter and King team up to protect their humans from
a growing threat.
CLAWS AND EFFECT
Winter puts tiny Crozet, Virginia, in a deep freeze and everyone seems to be suffering from the winter blahs, including postmistress Mary Minor “Harry” Haristeen. So all are ripe for the juicy gossip coming out of Crozet Hospital–until the main source of that gossip turns up dead. It’s not like Harry to resist a mystery, and she soon finds the hospital a hotbed of ego, jealousy, and illicit love.
But it’s tiger cat Mrs. Murphy, roaming the netherworld of Crozet Hospital, who sniffs out a secret that dates back to the Underground Railroad. Then Harry is attacked and a doctor is executed in cold blood.
Soon only a quick-witted cat and her animal pals feline Pewter and corgi Tee Tucker stand between Harry and a coldly calculating killer with a prescription for murder.
The acclaimed author of Rubyfruit Jungle and Six Of One retums to Runnymede, Maryland, for an outrageous, poignant, and surprising story of passion, rivalry, and small-town fun. Straddling the Mason-Dixon Line since before the Civil War is Runnymede. And it seems that ever since then, most people in the town have been inherently split: between good and bad, or love and sex, or male and female, or politics and sobriety. Nicole ("Nickel") Smith is in such a dilemma herself--here she is, an avowed lesbian, having an affair that would shock Runnymede as much as it shocks Nickel herself. And her work seems to be going to the dogs, too, when the beloved newspaper where she is an editor is put up for sale. Thank goodness the weekly bingo games still go on, though Nickel is a little weary of playing referee there for the flamboyant Hunsenmeir sisters, Louise and Julia. Nickel's momma, who is now pushing ninety but clawing like cats over handsome newcomer Ed Tutweiler Walters. A parade of townsfolk and kin weave their colorful way through the trials, tribulations, and ultimate triumphs of our heroines, in this spirited novel of the South that appeals as much to the funny bone as to the heart.
From the Paperback edition.
Discover the classic coming of age novel that confronts prejudice
and injustice with power and humanity. WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY RITA
MAE BROWN Molly Bolt is a young lady with a big character.
Beautiful, funny and bright, Molly figures out at a young age that
she will have to be tough to stay true to herself in 1950s America.
In her dealings with boyfriends and girlfriends, in the rocky
relationship with her mother and in her determination to pursue her
career, she will fight for her right to happiness. Charming, proud
and inspiring, Molly is the girl who refuses to be put in a box.
Ah, spring The brighter days and singing birds have a way of
lifting people's spirits, as well as those of their animal
companions. But the season can also bring out the first blossoms of
murder. As the redbuds open in Crozet, Virginia, Mary Minor "Harry"
Haristeen is especially excited--until a health crisis sends her
reeling into the forbidding world of hospitals and doctors,
treatments and procedures. Surviving this journey will be tough,
but Harry has her animal friends--and her ever-helpful husband,
Fair--to support her. Others are considerably less fortunate: A
promising nurse's lifeless body is discovered without a mark on
her. Then another hospital employee, who had seemed in perfect
health, is also found dead. There's a mystery afoot--and that's one
thing Harry and her menagerie can't keep their noses out of.
In this latest whodunit, Rita Mae Brown and her feline
partner-in-crime-detection, Sneaky Pie Brown, return to the scene
of their bestselling crimes--picturesque Crozet, Virginia. Love is
in the air as spring comes to the small town, but no sooner has
Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen remarried than she is rudely
interrupted--by murder. And no sooner does the trouble start than
curious cats Mrs. Murphy and Pewter, along with corgi Tee Tucker,
sink their claws into the case....
After an unexpected rekindling of their romance, Harry and her
veterinarian ex-husband, Fair Haristeen, have happily remarried.
But the excitement of their nuptials is quickly overshadowed by the
murder of Professor Vincent Forland, a world-famous grape and
fungal expert who was in town visiting the local vineyards.
Within days of giving a lecture on how distilled fungus and cattle
diseases are the current basis of chemical warfare, Forland's
decapitated body is discovered. After their initial fright, the
residents of Crozet believe that this was a political murder and
settle back into their routines-until a local is also found dead,
killed in the same gruesome manner as Professor Forland. Now
residents can't help wondering, is this really the work of an
outsider--or one of their own?
No longer working in the post office, Harry had just planted a
quarter acre of grapes, which fuels her natural curiosity over just
what the two murder victims knew and had in common. Once the warmth
of spring arrives, the grapevines blossom and Harry's furry
entourage discovers the first critical clue. But how can they show
the humans what they've learned? And how can they--or anyone--stop
the killing?
"From the Hardcover edition."
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Full Cry (Paperback)
Rita Mae Brown
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In the third novel of her captivating foxhunting series, Rita Mae
Brown welcomes readers back for a final tour of a world where most
business is conducted on horseback-and stables are de rigueur for
even the smallest of estates. Here, in the wealth-studded hills of
Jefferson County, Virginia, even evil rides a mount.
The all-important New Year's Hunt commences amid swirling light
snow. It is the last formal hunt of the season; therefore,
participation is required no matter how hungover riders are from
toasting the midnight before. On this momentous occasion, "Sister"
Jane Arnold, master of the foxhounds, announces her new joint
master and the new president of the Jefferson Hunt. And her choices
will prove to be no less than shocking.
The day's festivities are quickly marred, though, by what appears
on the surface to be an unrelated tragedy. Sam Lorillard, former
shining star and Harvard Law School alum, lies dead of a stab wound
on a baggage cart at the old train station, surrounded by the
outcasts and vagabonds who composed his social circle at the end of
life. No one can remember when Sam started drinking, but the
downward spiral was swift-and seemingly deadly.
Murder is followed by scandal when Sister Jane discovers dishonest
hunting practices going on in a neighboring club. Unsure whether to
turn a blind eye or report the infringement to the proper
authority, Sister and her huntsman, Shaker Crown, decide to
investigate a little further, with the help of their trusty hounds.
But when they come a little too close to the staggering truth-and
uncover an unforeseen connection to Lorillard's murder-they realize
they might not survive to see the next New Year's Hunt.
Intricate, witty, and full of the varied voices of creatures both
great and small, "Full Cry is an astute reminder that even those
with the bluest of blood still bleed red.
"From the Hardcover edition.
It takes a cat to write the purr-fect mystery--.
"People who love cats...have a friend in Rita Mae Brown," declares The New York Times Book Review. And nowhere is it more obvious than in this, her sixth deliciously witty foray into detective fiction written with the paws-on help of collaborator Sneaky Pie Brown, and starring that irrepressible crime-solving tiger cat, Mrs. Murphy.
As the principal of St. Elizabeth's, an exclusive private school that caters to Crozet, Virginia's, best families, Roscoe Fletcher has proven himself to be a highly effective and vastly popular administrator. So when his obituary appears in the local paper, everyone in town is upset. Yet nothing compares to the shock they feel when they discover that Roscoe Fletcher isn't dead at all. Someone has stooped to putting a phony obituary in the newspaper. But is it a sick joke or a sinister warning?
Only Mrs. Murphy, the canny tiger cat, senses the pure malice behind the act. And when a second false obit appears, this time of a Hollywood has-been who is Roscoe Fletcher's best friend, Mrs. Murphy invites her friends, the corgi Tee Tucker, and fat cat Pewter, to do a bit of sleuthing. It's obvious to this shrewd puss that two phony death notices add up to deadly trouble. And her theory is borne out when one of the men is fiendishly murdered.
"Harry" Haristeen, in her position as Crozet's postmistress, is the first to hear all the theories on whodunit--starting with the man's jealous wife. Then a second bloody homicide follows, and a third. People are dropping like flies in Crozet and no one seems to know why.
Fearlessly exploring all the places where humans never think to go, Mrs. Murphy manages to untangle the knots of passion, duplicity, and greed that have sent someone into a killing frenzy. Yet knowing the truth isn't enough. Mrs. Murphy must somehow lead Harry, her favorite human, down a trail that is perilous...to a killer who is deadly...and a climax that mystery lovers will relish.
The residents of tiny Crozet, Virginia, thrive on gossip, especially in the post office, where Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen presides with her tiger cat, Mrs. Murphy. So when a belligerent Hell's Angel crashes Crozet, demanding to see his girlfriend, the leather-clad interloper quickly becomes the chief topic of conversation. Then the biker is found murdered, and everyone is baffled. Well, almost everyone...Mrs. Murphy and her friends, Welsh corgi Tee Tucker and overweight feline Pewter, haven't been slinking through alleys for nothing. But can they dig up the truth in time to save their humans from a ruthless killer?
The Tail of the Tip-Off
When winter hits Crozet, Virginia, it hits hard--and hangs on for
months. That's nothing new to postmistress Mary Minor "Harry"
Haristeen and her friends, who keep warm with hard work, hot
toddies, and rabid rooting for the University of Virginia's women's
basketball team at the old stadium affectionately dubbed "The
Clam." But the usual postgame high spirits are laid low when
contractor H. H. Donaldson drops dead in the parking lot. And
pretty soon word has spread that it wasn't a heart attack that did
him in. It just doesn't sit right with Harry that one of her fellow
fans--perhaps even an acquaintance or neighbor sitting close by in
the stands--is a murderer. And as tiger cat Mrs. Murphy is all too
aware, things that don't sit right with Harry make her restless,
curious, and prone to poking her not-very-sensitive human nose into
dangerous places. So the animals start paying closer attention to
what the people around them are doing--and they're the first ones
to realize when the next murder occurs.
It seems obvious to Harry that the deaths are connected--and she
intends to find out exactly how. There's no shortage of suspects,
considering that H.H. was a ladies' man who'd left a trail of
broken hearts all over town--the most recent belonging to his
wife-- and that the second murder victim was not very popular in
Crozet.As the police launch their investigation, Harry picks up
clues through savvy questioning of everyone she knows. But it's the
critters who are most attuned to trouble--they scent something
wicked wafting Harry's way on the tail of the next snowstorm. And
as Harry draws closer to the truth about a brutal killer, Mrs.
Murphy and her friends realize it's up to them to make sure their
intrepid mom lands on her feet.
"From the Hardcover edition."
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