Tall Tail: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery

Tall Tail: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery

In this fast-paced mystery by Rita Mae Brown and her feline co-author Sneaky Pie Brown, Mary Minor â€œHarryâ€ Haristeen and her animal friends seek to solve a whodunit rooted in eighteenth-century Virginiaâ€”uncovering a shocking secret that refuses to stay buried.
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At any moment a perfect summer day in Crozet, Virginiaâ€”nestled within the Blue Ridge Mountainsâ€”might turn stormy and tempestuous, as Harry knows too well when a squall suddenly sweeps in. In a blink, Harryâ€™s pickup nearly collides with a careening red car that then swerves into a ditch. Harry recognizes the dead driver slumped over the vehicleâ€™s steering wheel: Barbara Leader was nurse and confidante to former Virginia governor Sam Holloway.
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Though Barbaraâ€™s death is ruled a heart attack, dissenting opinions abound. After all, she was the picture of health, which gives Harry and her four-legged companions pause. 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.
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As it happens, Barbara died in the shadow of the local cemeteryâ€™s statue of the Avenging Angel. Just below that imposing funereal monument lie the remains of one Francisco Selisse, brutally murdered in 1784. Harryâ€™s present-day sleuthing draws her back to Virginiaâ€™s slave-holding past and the hunt for Selisseâ€™s killer. Now itâ€™s up to Harry and her furry detectivesâ€”Mrs. Murphy, Pewter, and Tee Tuckerâ€”to expose the bitter truth, even if it means staring into the unforgiving eyes of history and cornering a callous killer poised to pounce.

Praise for the Mrs. Murphy Mysteries by Rita Mae Brown and Sneaky Pie Brown
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â€œAs feline collaborators go, you couldnâ€™t ask for better than Sneaky Pie Brown.â€â€”The New York Times Book Review
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â€œMrs. Murphy mysteries are fun, sweet, and beautifully adventurous.â€â€”Bustle
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â€œBrown [is] the queen of the talking animal cozy.â€â€”Publishers Weekly

From the Hardcover edition.
Country USA
Manufacturer Bantam
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2016-05-17
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Bantam
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2016-05-17
Format	Kindle eBook

Tall Tail: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery

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