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Curiosity just might be the death of Mrs. Murphy--and her human companion, Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen. Small towns are like families: Everyone lives very close together. . .and everyone keeps secrets. Crozet, Virginia, is a typical small town-until its secrets explode into murder. Crozet's thirty-something post-mistress, Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen, has a tiger cat (Mrs. Murphy) and a Welsh Corgi (Tucker), a pending divorce, and a bad habit of reading postcards not addressed to her. When Crozet's citizens start turning up murdered, Harry remembers that each received a card with a tombstone on the front and the message "Wish you were here" on the back. Intent on protecting their human friend, Mrs. Murphy and Tucker begin to scent out clues. Meanwhile, Harry is conducting her own investigation, unaware her pets are one step ahead of her. If only Mrs. Murphy could alert her somehow, Harry could uncover the culprit before the murder occurs--and before Harry finds herself on the killer's mailing list.
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23 primary books#7 in Mrs. Murphy
Mrs. Murphy is a 23-book series with 24 primary works first released in 1992 with contributions by Rita Mae Brown and Sneaky Pie Brown.
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This was my first mystery book by [a:Rita Mae Brown 23511 Rita Mae Brown http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1209493600p2/23511.jpg]; I read [b:Rubyfruit Jungle 438981 Rubyfruit Jungle Rita Mae Brown http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41Tl5p106qL.SL75.jpg 3017660] in college which is a rather different kind of novel indeed. I loved this mystery novel! I'm sure it has a lot to do with my own love of cats, but I adore the sassy, snooty Mrs. Murphy and her silly dog friend Tucker. The heroine of the book, Harry Haristeen, is a wonderfully strong and courageous female character without the toughness and (lonely) independence of female characters like Warshawski, Millhone, or Plum. Don't get me wrong, I love a tough female lead character, but it's refreshing to have a more friendly and warm main “detective”. I laughed out loud several times reading this book, mostly at the antics of Mrs. Murphy and Tucker, and the mystery plot was decent as well. The mystery wasn't especially challenging to figure out before the reveal, but it was well-done, and wrapped up nicely. I've got Mrs. Murphy #2 checked out from the library and will be reading it soon!
