Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Oregon

When rumors of turmoil at Crozet Hospital are followed by the mysterious death of the hospital's plant manager, postmistress "Harry" Haristeen and her cat, Mrs. Murphy, take on a dangerous investigation.

Claws and Effect

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#hardcover #animals #cats #mrsmurphymystery #fiction #ritamaebrown #sneakypiebrown

Michigan

When a well-liked local builder dies of poisoning during a local basketball game in Crozet, Virginia, Harry Haristeen and her coterie of animals find themselves sifting through a discouraging number of suspects on and off the court as they search for the killer.

♻️ The Tail of the Tip-Off

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"The annual steeplechase races at Montpelier, once the home of James and Dolley Madison, are the high point in the social calendar of the horse-mad Virginians of cozy Crozet. The race meet offers a cracking good time with old friends and a chance to get even - on the racecourse - with old enemies. Postmistress Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen will be in the thick of the action on this day of high spirits and fierce competition. But the glorious thoroughbreds and the pinks and greens and purples worn by the riders do not blind Harry to the dangerous undercurrents that start to surface. There's sure to be some emotional fireworks at Montpelier. Still, no one expects the day to end in tragedy." "Found dead in the main barn is one of the day's riders, a knife plunged through the jockey's heart. The only clue is a playing card, the Queen of Clubs, impaled over the fatal wound. Within the wealthy, tight-knit world of horse owners, trainers, and jockeys, the victim had both admirers and enemies." "Was the murderer's motive greed, drugs - a pervasive evil in the race world - or sexual rivalry? Luckily for Crozet's humans, the tiger cat Mrs. Murphy is right at home in the stable yard...and on the trail of the shocking truth. But will Harry catch on in time to stop a killer grown bloodthirsty with success?"--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

♻️ Murder, She Meowed

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New York

Traveling to the Saddlebred show in Shelbyville, Kentucky, Harry and Fair Haristeen stumble into the midst of a crime wave when their hosts are robbed on the day they arrive, a valuable mare is stolen, and a groom is found murdered.

Puss 'n Cahoots

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Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Florida

From New York Times-bestselling author Brown comes a delightfully suspenseful and engaging new mystery featuring Sister Jane Arnold, Master of Foxhounds.

Hounded to Death

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#mystery #series #whodunit #bestseller #murder 

New Jersey

Large Print Home Library Edition 

In small-town Crozet, Virginia, Harry Haristeen is kindling her romance with veterinarian Fair when their bliss is threatened by the murder of Professor Vincent Forland, a world-renowned grape and fungal expert visiting local vineyards, a crime in which Harry's curious pets--Mrs. Murphy, Pewter, and Tucker--stumble upon the first clue. 75,000 first printing.

Sour Puss

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Showing some aging but still in great reading condition! ☺️

Missouri

Mrs. Murphy Mystery 

Kentucky

A Mrs. Murphy Mystery

Death stalks the Blue Ridge Mountains as a centuries-old mystery resurfaces and murder mars the lead-up to an annual beagle competition, in a thrilling new tale from Rita Mae Brown and her feline co-author Sneaky Pie Brown.

"As feline collaborators go, you couldn't ask for better than Sneaky Pie Brown."--The New York Times Book Review

A massive nor'easter has hit northern Virginia, where Mary Minor "Harry" Harristeen joins groundskeeping efforts at the National Beagle Club at Aldie as the date for its springtime Hounds for Heroes veterans' benefit approaches. Harry's fellow volunteers, including her oldest friend, Susan Tucker, comprise a spirited group of hunting enthusiasts, some former service members themselves. But things take a sinister turn when, after a routine tree cleanup along the Club's hunting trails, retired foreign services officer Jason Holzknect is found dead, throat slit from ear to ear. Soon enough, another murder in their midst jolts the preparations, convincing Harry that the killer is familiar with the Club--and must be close by, masked in plain sight.

The intrigue extends to the grounds of Harry's beloved local church, where the identity of an eighteenth-century skeleton wearing precious pearls remains a mystery. The anonymous woman's neck had been snapped, and marks on the grave where her body was secreted indicate that someone recently tried to remove it, leading Harry to question how well she really knows those around her.

As always, Harry's crime-solving cats Mrs. Murphy and Pewter, and Tee Tucker the Corgi share her determination to sniff out the foes among friends, even those long buried. Harry will need her four-legged companions' help more than ever: a ghostly beagle only they can see may hold the key to the culprit.

Whiskers in the Dark

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California

A New York Times Bestselling AuthorRita Mae Brown and her feline partner-in-crime-detection, Sneaky Pie Brown, return to picturesque Crozet, Virginia. Love is in the air as spring comes to this small Southern town, but no sooner has Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen remarried her ex-husband, Fair, than she is rudely interrupted - by murder. Simultaneous Publication with Bantam's Standard Print edition.

A Novel

In this thrilling new foxhunting mystery from New York Times bestselling author Rita Mae Brown, an investigation into a missing and valuable object flushes out murder, ghosts, and old family rivalries. Now "Sister" Jane Arnold and a pack of four-legged friends must catch the scent of a killer and unearth a long-buried truth.

As the calendar turns, the crisp October winds bode well for this year's hunting season. But before the bugle sounds, Sister Jane takes a scenic drive up the Blue Ridge Mountains for a board meeting at the Museum of Hounds and Hunting. Brimming with colorful stories and mementos from hunts of yore, the mansion is plunged into mystery when a venerable hunting horn is stolen right out of its case. The only clue, on a left-behind cell phone, is what seems to be a "selfie" video of the horn's original owner, Wesley Carruthers--deceased since 1954.

Odder still, Wesley's body was never found. When Sister makes a discovery that may explain his unsolved disappearance, it leads her back to the Jefferson Hunt at midcentury, with her faithful hounds at her side. But as the clues quickly mount, Sister is no longer sure if she's pursuing a priceless artifact, a thief, Wesley's killer . . . or a ghost. The only certainty is that someone wants to put Sister off the chase--perhaps permanently.

Teeming with familiar and beloved characters, intrigue, and the rich local history of Virginia's horse country, Crazy Like a Fox races toward its stunning conclusion in full cry and packed with plenty of surprises. Once again, Rita Mae Brown dazzles and delights in her irresistible style, with a novel readers are certain to be crazy about.

Praise for Crazy Like a Fox

"If you can pick up Crazy Like a Fox and recognize the voices of Comet, a wise old gray fox; Dasher, a hound at the top of his game; and Golliwog, a snippy calico cat, you qualify as a member of the pack that surrounds Sister Jane Arnold, Master of Jefferson Hunt and the sleuth in Rita Mae Brown's enchanting novels set in the Virginia horse country. . . . Just the kind of story that adds to the charm of Brown's whimsical mysteries, with their thrilling hunts and intelligent animals."--The New York Times Book Review
 
"Brown's animal characters, including horses, hounds, and foxes, have as much to say as the people, and Brown never misses an opportunity to interject her own social commentary. This will appeal . . . to fans of Brown's Sneaky Pie novels."--Publishers Weekly

Crazy Like a Fox

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Acclaimed authors Rita Mae Brown and her feline partner, Sneaky Pie Brown, are back with this new mystery starring Mary Minor “Harry” Haristeen, the sleuthing cats Mrs. Murphy and Pewter, and corgi Tee Tucker. And this time they must catch a killer determined to turn a birthday party into a funeral.

Harry’s beloved and tart-tongued Aunt Tally is about to turn the big 1-0-0. The alumnae association of her alma mater sees an opportunity to honor the event and make some loot off the centennial as well. The plan is to hold a big fund-raiser in Aunt Tally’s honor to recoup some of the school revenue lost in the cratered economy. But soon there’s more at risk than investments and endowments.

First, an impending blizzard threatens to ruin the whole affair. Then a suspicious transaction is discovered in the association’s account: board member Mariah D’Angelo has mysteriously withdrawn and then replaced $25,000.
 
But was that enough to get her killed? Mariah’s car is on campus, she’s gone missing, and Tucker has found human blood near the school’s stables.

What’s behind the disappearance? Was it Mariah’s donations to crafty politicians and crooked charities? Her rivalry with fellow board member Flo Langston? And is there a connection to the forty-year-old unsolved death of an old acquaintance of Aunt Tally’s? Using animal cunning and human canniness, Harry and her menagerie of mystery solvers must sniff out the answers or-even at a hundred years old-Aunt Talley may outlive them all.


From the Hardcover edition.

Cat of the Century

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#hardcover #cozymystery #murdermystery #mystery #ritamaebrown #cat

Maine

Murder, She Meowed

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Beloved authors Rita Mae Brown and her feline co-conspirator, Sneaky Pie Brown, sow the seeds of an all-new mystery featuring Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen, sleuthing cats Mrs. Murphy and Pewter, and that incorrigible corgi Tee Tucker. This time around, the onset of spring ushers in more than hay fever as the animal friends must come to the aid of an ailing Harry to sniff out the season's first blossom of murder.

Ah, spring! The redbuds open, the robins return, and the days lengthen. People's spirits lift--as do those of their animal companions. As a wave of tilling and planting sweeps over Crozet, Virginia, Harry is especially excited: This year is her first harvesting grapes to sell. But then a health crisis sends her reeling into the forbidding world of hospitals and doctors, treatments and procedures.

Surviving this journey will be tough, but Mrs. Murphy, Pewter, and Tucker will do their best to steer Harry in the right direction--as will her ever-helpful husband, Fair. Others will have worse luck: An especially 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. It's clear there's a mystery afoot--and that's one thing Harry and her menagerie can't keep their noses out of.

Hiss of Death

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Large print, 550 pages #hardcover #fiction #mystery #detective #catcollaborator #sneakypiebrown

Maryland

"When Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen--together with her feline companions--investigates two seemingly unrelated deaths in her Blue Ridge Mountain community, she discovers a trail of clues connected to Virginia's post-revolutionary past."--

A Hiss Before Dying

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The Tail of the Tip-Off

Find out what happens when wildly successful Southern belle, Mary Frazier Armstrong, inadvertently tells the truth about her life to her family, her friends, her lover, and herself, by revealing that she is gay.

Venus Envy

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Victoria "Vic" Savedge is enjoying the perfect romance with football star Charly Harrison, until she meets and embarks on a passionate love affair with Chris, a beautiful transfer student, and is forced to make a difficult choice.

Alma Mater

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Continuing in the exuberant tradition of Six of One, Bingo, and Loose Lips, New York Times bestselling author Rita Mae Brown returns to her much-loved fictional hamlet of Runnymede, whose memorable citizens are welcoming both the end of the Great War and the beginning of a new era.
 
The night a riot breaks out at the Capitol Theater movie house--during a Mary Pickford picture, no less--you can bet that the Hunsenmeir sisters, Louise and Julia, are nearby. Known locally as Wheezie and Juts, the inimitable, irrepressible, distinctly freethinking sisters and their delightful circle of friends are coming of age in a shifting world--and are determined to understand their place in it. Across town, the well-to-do Chalfonte siblings are preparing for the upcoming wedding of brother Curtis. But for youngest sister Celeste, the celebration brings about a change she never expected and a lesson about love she'll not soon forget.
 
Set against the backdrop of America emerging from World War I, Cakewalk is an outrageous and affecting novel about a small town where ideas of sin and virtue, love and sex, men and women, politics and religion, can be as divided as the Mason-Dixon Line that runs right through it--and where there's no problem that can't be cured by a good yarn and an even better scotch. With her signature Southern voice, Rita Mae Brown deftly weaves generations of family stories into a spirited patchwork quilt of not-so-simple but joyously rich life.

Praise for Cakewalk

"[Cakewalk] is brimming over with [Rita Mae Brown's] distinctive Southern voice that infuses every page with merriment, which allows her vibrant characters to take over the story and touch readers' hearts. Her depictions of the inhabitants and the era are pitch-perfect as are the many subplots. Readers will feel as if they are living in Runnymede; running around with the teenagers, eavesdropping on the matrons planning the annual cakewalk and hiding in the closet of the wealthy families. An utterly delightful story."--RT Book Reviews

"Brown has said that the Runnymede novels, starting with Six of One, are the ones she was born to write. . . . This is more loving domestic comedy of small-town life when times were simpler. Recommended for fans of Brown and beyond."--Library Journal

"A delightful romp through small-town America, with all of its gossips and laughs, passions and rivalries, and through it all the importance of the thread of family."--Historical Novels Review

"A feel-good novel told by an expert storyteller who delights in creating colorful and quirky characters."--Shelf Awareness

"Two independent and free-thinking sisters, Louise and Julia Hunsenmeir (called Wheezie and Juts), push against the old-fashioned ways of drinking, dancing, and courting. . . . Characters were inspired by Brown's own mother and sister, adding realism and depth to this uplifting story. Fans of Amy Hill Heath and Mary Kay Andrews will eat up this multigenerational 'slice-of-life' novel."--Booklist

"There seems to be no end to [Rita Mae Brown's] imagination, inventiveness, or storytelling artistry. . . . What is [Cakewalk] about? Life, love, baseball, war, peace, good whiskey, fashion, sex, religion, friendship-all in a rollicking and lively story that just keeps rolling along at a brisk pace. Ms. Brown paints such vivid scenes. . . . [Cakewalk is] entertaining, outrageous, thought-provoking, nostalgic, and great fun."--My Merri Way

Cakewalk

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#hardcover #fiction #cat #mysteries #mrsmurphymystrey

Pennsylvania

& Sneaky Pie Brown 

At six feet tall, on the arm of football star Charly Harrison, Victoria Vic' Savedge stands out on campus, and it's clear to all that they will end up married. That is until she meets a new woman on campus, Chris. Chris's blonde beauty and Yankee ways are the perfect foil for Vic's dark hair and southern charm. Vic is suddenly faced with a very difficult choice. Loving Charly, Chris and her family in equal but different ways, Vic discovers that fate has its own unexpected plan waiting in the wings.'

♻️ Alma Mater

North Carolina

A mrs Murphy mystery 

Cat’s eyewitness 

Illinois

Whisker of Evil

#nonfiction #biography #autobiography #hardcover 

Rita Mae Brown; Sneaky Pie Brown; Itoko Maeno (Illustrator)

Claws and Effect

Rita Mae Brown; Sneaky Pie Brown

♻️ The Tail of the Tip-Off

Rita Mae Brown; Wendy Ward (Illustrator); Sneaky Pie Brown (Contribution by)

♻️ Murder, She Meowed

Rita Mae Brown; Sneaky Pie Brown (Contribution by)

Puss 'n Cahoots

Rita Mae Brown

Hounded to Death

Rita Mae Brown; Sneaky Pie Brown; Michael Gellatly (Illustrator)

Sour Puss

Rita Mae Brown & Sneaky Pie Brown

Puss 'n Cahoots

Rita Mae Brown

Whiskers in the Dark

Rita Mae Brown; Sneaky Pie Brown; Michael Gellatly (Illustrator)

Sour Puss

Rita Mae Brown

Crazy Like a Fox

Rita Mae Brown; Sneaky Pie Brown; Michael Gellatly (Illustrator)

Cat of the Century

Rita Mae Brown; Wendy Ward (Illustrator); Sneaky Pie Brown (Contribution by)

Murder, She Meowed

Rita Mae Brown; Sneaky Pie Brown (Contribution by)

Hiss of Death

Rita Mae Brown

A Hiss Before Dying

Rita Mae Brown; Sneaky Pie Brown

The Tail of the Tip-Off

Rita Mae Brown

Venus Envy

Rita Mae Brown

Alma Mater

Rita Mae Brown

Cakewalk

Rita Mae Brown; Sneaky Pie Brown; Michael Gellatly (Illustrator)

Cat of the Century

Rita Mae Brown

♻️ Alma Mater

Rita Mae Brown; Sneaky Pie Brown; Itoko Maeno (Illustrator)

Claws and Effect

Rita Mae brown

Cat’s eyewitness

Rita Mae Brown

Whisker of Evil

Rita Mae Brown

Animal magnetism