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PublisherRandom House Publishing Group

ISBN-100553586831

ISBN-139780553586831

eBay Product ID (ePID)66795314

Product Key Features

Book TitlePurrfect Murder : a Mrs. Murphy Mystery

Number of Pages368 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2009

TopicAnimals, Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths

IllustratorYes

GenreFiction

AuthorRita Mae Brown

Book SeriesMrs. Murphy Ser.

FormatMass Market

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight7.2 Oz

Item Length6.7 in

Item Width4.2 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Reviews"While the humans philosphize over the big issues, the pets steal the limelight."- Kirkus Reviews "Well-paced â€¦ unpredictable."- Publishers Weekly "Rita Mae Brown has never shied away from addressing the topical-or letting the serious overwhelm the funnyâ€¦. Brown provides a perfect diversion for a cold night, complete with a cat or a dog on your lap."- Richmond Times-Dispatch From the Hardcover edition.

Dewey Edition22

TitleLeadingThe

Series Volume Number16

Dewey Decimal813/.54

SynopsisBestselling authors Rita Mae Brown and her feline partner, Sneaky Pie Brown, return with a mystery starring Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen, the sleuthing cats Mrs. Murphy and Pewter, and corgi Tee Tucker. But are they any match for a killer who's made an entire town suspect by committing... THE PURRFECT MURDER Autumn has arrived in cozy Crozet, Virginia, and that means the town's inhabitants are hard at work in home and garden preparing for winter. Harry is planning to harvest her first crop of Petit Manseng grapes along with her beloved sunflowers. Meanwhile, her recent marriage to Fair and her friendship with Deputy Cynthia Cooper, who's rented nearby Blair Farm, are flourishing. But even when peace descends on the idyllic countryside, murder is lurking. 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--turns into a major headache relieved only by a side trip to study Thomas Jefferson's extraordinary summer home at Poplar Forest. Harry couldn't foresee that a day later Mrs. Paulson would be found stabbed to death at a gala fund-raiser with Harry's friend, Tazio Chappers, standing over her, holding the knife. Now Harry must solve what seems to everyone else an open-and-shut case. Every other human, that is. For her four-legged friends see it Harry's way. But will they have to choose between catching the purr fect killer or saving Harry?, 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?