![]() ![]() Murphy mysteries are fun, sweet, and beautifully adventurous.” - Bustle “Brown the queen of the talking animal cozy. Murphy Mysteries by Rita Mae Brown and Sneaky Pie Brown “As feline collaborators go, you couldn’t ask for better than Sneaky Pie Brown.” -The New York Times Book Review “Mrs. 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. Just below that imposing funereal monument lie the remains of one Francisco Selisse, brutally murdered in 1784. Brown received the Pioneer Award for lifetime achievement at the Lambda. Brown was active in a number of civil rights campaigns and criticized the marginalization of lesbians within feminist groups. Book enhanced with curriculum aligned questions. Rita Mae Brown (born November 28, 1944) is an American feminist writer, best known for her coming-of-age autobiographical novel, Rubyfruit Jungle. ![]() As it happens, Barbara died in the shadow of the local cemetery’s statue of the Avenging Angel. Murphy Mystery by Brown, Rita Mae, lexile & reading level:, (ISBN: 9780553392470). 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. 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. Creator/Contributor: Brown, Rita Mae,author. Harry recognizes the dead driver slumped over the vehicle’s steering wheel: Barbara Leader was nurse and confidante to former Virginia governor Sam Holloway. Murphy mystery / Rita Mae Brown & Sneaky Pie Brown illustrated by Michael Gellatly. In a blink, Harry’s pickup nearly collides with a careening red car that then swerves into a ditch. ![]() TALL TAIL At 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. 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 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. ![]()
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