The litter of the law : a Mrs. Murphy mystery / by Rita Mae Brown & Sneaky Pie Brown ; illustrated by Michael Gellatly.

Title :

The litter of the law : a Mrs. Murphy mystery

Author:

Brown, Rita Mae.

Format:

Books

Summary:

"Autumn has descended on Crozet, Virginia, ideal conditions for a scenic drive for Harry and husband Fair. Harry's nose for trouble leads her straight to a cornfield's macabre scarecrow--an all too real murder victim that frightens all but the noisy crows. This accountant's gruesome death is only the first of many disturbing events in this normally pastoral corner of the world. While Harry tends her beloved grapes and sunflowers, a killer edges closer--as does Harry's protective menagerie of animals. Halloween's approach brings with it bona fide terror and a beloved local tradition that threatens to become fatal."--

During an autumn scenic drive in rural Crozet, Virginia, Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen and husband Fair discover the body of a murdered accountant lying in a cornfield. Rooting out the guilty murderer in the treacherous center of a lucrative conspiracy requires Harry's farmer's wisdom-- along with the quick wits and extraordinary senses of Sneaky Pie, Pewter, and Tucker.

Language:

English

ISBN - ISSN:

9781410458605

1410458601

Physical Description:

343 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Haristeen, Harry (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.

Murphy, Mrs. (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.

Women detectives -- Virginia -- Fiction.

Large type books.

Detective and mystery stories.

Series:

Mrs. Murphy mystery.

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The litter of the law : a Mrs. Murphy mystery / by Rita Mae Brown & Sneaky Pie Brown ; illustrated by Michael Gellatly.

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A New York Times Bestselling AuthorA new mystery starring Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen, the curious cat detectives Mrs. Murphy and Pewter, and Tee Tucker, the valiant crime-solving corgi.Autumn has descended and crops are being harvested all over Crozet, Virginia, ideal conditions for a scenic drive for Harry Haristeen and her husband, Fair. But Harry's nose for trouble leads her straight to a cornfield's macabre scarecrow -- an all too real murder victim that frightens all but the noisy crows. It's the first of many disturbing events in this normally pastoral corner of the world. While Harry tends her beloved grapes and sunflowers, a killer edges closer.

Author Notes

Rita Mae Brown was born in Hanover, Pennsylvania, on November 28, 1944. She received an associate's degree from Broward Junior College in 1965, a B.A. in English and classics from New York University in 1968, a Cinematography Degree from the School of the Visual Arts in 1968, and a Ph.D. in English and political science from the Institute for Policy Studies in 1976. She was the writer-in-residence at the Women's Writing Center of Cazenovi College and a visiting instructor teaching fiction writing at the University of Virginia.

After publishing two books of poetry, she published her first novel, Rubyfruit Jungle, in 1973. Her works include The Hand that Cradles the Rock, Sudden Death, Venus Envy, Loose Lips, and Rita Will: Memoir of a Literary Rabble-Rouser. She writes the Mrs. Murphy Mystery series and Foxhunting Mysteries series. She also writes screenplays and teleplays including Sweet Surrender, Room to Move, Table Dancing, and The Long Hot Summer. Her work on TV earned several Emmy nominations and she received the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Variety Show in 1982 for I Love Liberty.

(Bowker Author Biography)