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Author
Series
Publisher
Avon Bk
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
The beautiful, serene village of Molena Point, California is the type of place where people go to get away from the harsher realities of life––which is what attracted classic film star Patty Rose to buy the village inn, and settle down to enjoy her golden years. But as the town gathers to celebrate and honor the beautiful, aging actress with a festival of her old films, Patty is brutally murdered––to the horror and shock of this peaceful burg....
3) Tall tail
Author
Series
Mrs. Murphy mystery volume 25
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"There's nothing like a tail well told. Rita Mae Brown and her feline co-author Sneaky Pie Brown return with an all-new mystery featuring Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen, crime-solving cats Mrs. Murphy and Pewter, and ever-faithful Tee Tucker the corgi. TAIL GAIT Spring has sprung in Crozet, Virginia--a time for old friends to gather and bid farewell to the doldrums of winter. Harry and her husband, Fair, are enjoying a cozy dinner with some of the town's...
Author
Series
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
As a tabby cat with criminal tendencies, MacGyver is always a whisker away from trouble. But when he stumbles upon a litter of four motherless kittens, he really has his paws full. It's clear Mac has to take care of the cuddly little furballs, at least until he finds them each a human. That's not going to be easy though. Not when Mac's the prime suspect in a series of thefts at Storybook Court--and his loving but concerned owners, Jamie and David,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
The discovery of a body in the beautiful Blue Ridge mountains dredges up mysteries that have lingered from Revolutionary Virginia through the Civil War and beyond, in a supernaturally thrilling new tale from Rita Mae Brown and her feline co-author Sneaky Pie Brown. A trial is underway in Albemarle County, where Mary Minor "Harry" Harristeen and her trusty crew of two- and four-legged friends hope to catch a killer--who may not be the person accused...
Author
Series
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Someone's passed their expiration date in this thrilling new mystery in the bestselling Mrs. Murphy series from Rita Mae Brown and her feline co-author Sneaky Pie Brown. Mary Minor "Harry" Harristeen and her pet sleuths uncover a rotten scam to dupe consumers when they discover that substandard produce is being passed off for organic, upmarket groceries. As always, Harry's crime-solving cats Mrs. Murphy and Pewter and Tee Tucker the Corgi share her...
Author
Publisher
Center Point Pub
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
Literary agent Jane Stuart lives a page-turner when a murderer gives new meaning to the phrase buried in books and girls begin to disappear.
Jane couldn't turn down her nanny's sister when she needed a place to stay. Crystal Ryerson turns out to be more than a handful. In two short weeks as the new assistant director of the Shady Hills Public Library, Crystal proves herself to be trouble no matter how you spell it. A pain. Yes. Popular. No.
SMASHING
Still,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen and her friends and animal companions pursue the threads of a mystery dating back to Virginia's post-Revolutionary past, when their 18th-century predecessors struggled with the challenges of the fledgling country. In the present day, Harry's new friendship with Marvella Lawson, doyenne of the Richmond art world, leads her to rediscover her own creative passions--and reveals evidence of an all too contemporary crime"--...
Author
Series
Publisher
Wheeler Publishing, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Years ago, Victor Janes ran off with his brother Leo's wife; now a dying Leo has invited him home to reconcile. But librarian Kathleen Paulson knows Leo's granddaughter Mia doesn't like her great-uncle. When Kathleen discovers Leo's body, she teams up with her two magical cats, Owen and Hercules, to prove Mia's father, Simon, isn't the killer.
Author
Publisher
Obsidian
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
"When cat quilter Jillian Hart tracks down the owner of a gorgeous stray cat, the trail leads her to none other than fabulously wealthy, undeniably quirky Ritaestelle Longworth. The gossips in town are questioning Ritaestelle's sanity, and the high-society grande dame isn't helping matters with her wild accusations that someone is drugging her to keep her away from her beloved cat. Before Jillian can get to the bottom of Ritaestelle's charges, a body...
Author
Series
Publisher
Putnam
Pub. Date
©1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Newspaperman Jim Qwilleran and his two cats, Koko and Yum Yum, investigate a suspicious fire which killed a woman in her nineties. The 20th volume in the series, the novel introduces a new character, a swearing parrot.
Author
Series
Publisher
Bantam
Pub. Date
c1998
Language
English
Description
Rita Mae Brown's feline mystery capers are New York Times best-sellers. In Murder on the Prowl, a fake obituary is printed in the local newspaper, and the people of Crozet, Virginia are quite dismayed. But when another fake obituary appears, quickly followed by a murder, Mrs. Murphy the sleuthing cat and her human friend "Harry" Haristeen find themselves on a dangerous path.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Formats
Description
Pickax columnist Jim Qwilleran receives unexpected insights into the suspicious death of an out-of-town actor, and the theft of a rare book, while conducting research on Hibbard House,a historic guest residence whose latest visitor has provoked unusual behavior in Qwill's perceptive Siamese cat, Koko.
14) Cat's eyewitness
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
The New York Times best-selling Mrs. Murphy mysteries delight fans with an irresistible blend of suspense, engaging characters, and the entertaining high jinks of some quick-witted, four-legged friends. With more than two million copies in print, the series has made coauthors Rita Mae and Sneaky Pie Brown the most popular human/feline writing team in the world. The sleepy little town of Crozet, Virginia has seen its share of mischief and mayhem, but...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jim Qwilleran deals with Pickax Now, a festival celebrating the anniversary of the town, his cat Koko's strange behaviour, a shady architect, a knitter with psychic powers, and a woman who travels from California to leave a message for him.
Author
Series
Mrs. Murphy mystery volume 26
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Rita Mae Brown and her feline co-author Sneaky Pie Brown are back chasing mystery with their unique circle of Southern sleuths. And though the changing colors of fall are a beauty to behold, this year the scattered leaves hide a grim surprise. Autumn is in the air in the Blue Ridge Mountain community of Crozet, Virginia--and all the traditions of the changing seasons are under way. Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen cleans her cupboards, her husband, Fair,...
Author
Series
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
©2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
The good people of Moose County are in a fever of excitement. Not only is the gala groundbreaking for new Pickaw bookstore about to take place, but the town of Brr is preparing to celebrate its bicentennial, and columnist James Qwilleran has been roped in to help with the festivities.
Author
Series
Mrs. Murphy mystery volume 24
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Theres nothing like a tail well told. Rita Mae Brown and her feline co-author Sneaky Pie Brown return with an all-new mystery featuring Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen, crime-solving cats Mrs. Murphy and Pewter, and ever-faithful Tee Tucker the corgi. TAIL GAIT Spring has sprung in Crozet, Virginia-a time for old friends to gather and bid farewell to the doldrums of winter. Harry and her husband, Fair, are enjoying a cozy dinner with some of the towns...
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