Tall Tail - A Mrs. Murphy Mystery

Zusatztext Praise for the Mrs. Murphy Mysteries by Rita Mae Brown and Sneaky Pie Brown   “As feline collaborators go! you couldn’t ask for better than Sneaky Pie Brown.” —The New York Times Book Review   “Mrs. Murphy mysteries are fun! sweet! and beautifully adventurous.” — Bustle   “Brown [is] the queen of the talking animal cozy.” — Publishers Weekly Informationen zum Autor Rita Mae Brown is the bestselling author of the Sneaky Pie Brown series; the Sister Jane series; the Runnymede books! including Six of One and  Cakewalk; A Nose for Justice and Murder Unleashed; Rubyfruit Jungle; and In Her Day! as well as several other novels. An Emmy-nominated screenwriter and a poet! Brown lives in Afton! Virginia.   Sneaky Pie Brown! a tiger cat born somewhere in Albemarle County! Virginia! was discovered by Rita Mae Brown at her local SPCA. They have collaborated on numerous Mrs. Murphy mysteries—in addition to Sneaky Pie’s Cookbook for Mystery Lovers and Sneaky Pie for President . Klappentext Rita Mae Brown and her feline co-author Sneaky Pie Brown return as Harry and her animal friends track a mystery rooted in 18th-century Virginia! which! much like a case of hidden identity! can't stay buried forever. The twenty-fourth book in the New York Times bestselling Mrs. Murphy series. chapter 1 Tuesday, July 12, 2016 Flaming sword in hand, the Avenging Angel, bestride a monumental tomb, looked over the rolling land toward the Blue Ridge Mountains. His mouth set hard, his eyes piercing, he was not the promise of peace, repose, and eternal joy with the Almighty. Lying underneath this imposing marble tomb rested the bones of Francisco Selisse, born January 12, 1731. Died September 10, 1784. Historians still puzzle over exactly how he was murdered. Three other people stood in the room when it happened. The stories varied, but no one denied that Francisco had been stabbed to death. Big Rawly, the plantation on which this sordid event occurred, looked much as it did in 1784. Brick or clapboard, most early Virginia homes resembled one another. In general, the wealthy wanted Georgian homes, but Big Rawly, modeled after a French château, down to the stables and outbuildings, never failed to impress. Harry had played there as a child with children from the neighboring estate Beau Pre, Big Rawly itself, plus those children whose mothers drove them to the estate. The estate’s owners, the Holloways, had children, loved children, and were welcoming to any and all. Susan Tucker, Harry’s best friend, was their granddaughter. Francisco and Maureen Selisse had been childless, and this gaggle of children might have pleased them. Hard to say, for their reputation for ruthlessness endures to this day. The cemetery in which this imposing tomb commanded center stage was said to be haunted. As a child, Harry had steered clear of the graveyard, and even as an adult that hard-­eye stone angel gave her a shiver. Over the centuries, many declared they had seen ghosts here, but with a consideration praiseworthy in the disembodied, the departed never disturbed children. Now, as an adult, as Harry passed the place, rumbling on the narrow road leading out of Garth Road, she wondered if this consideration would always hold true. Turning left, heading for Crozet, she noted dark clouds backing up behind the Blue Ridge. Never a good sign. Accompanying her in her old 1978 F-­150 sat Mrs. Murphy, the tiger cat, and Pewter, the gray cat. Tucker, a corgi, was also present and always ready to help. The same could not be said of the cats. They reached another left turn, which wound a few miles down to old Three-­Chopt Road, Route 250. Given the threat of a storm, Harry chose this faster route instead of the pleasant d...

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Praise for the Mrs. Murphy Mysteries by Rita Mae Brown and Sneaky Pie Brown

"As feline collaborators go, you couldn't ask for better than Sneaky Pie Brown." -The New York Times Book Review

"Mrs. Murphy mysteries are fun, sweet, and beautifully adventurous." - Bustle

"Brown [is] the queen of the talking animal cozy." - Publishers Weekly

Product details

• Authors: Rita Mae Brown
• Publisher: Random House USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2016
• EAN: 9780553392463
• ISBN: 978-0-553-39246-3
• No. of pages: 352
• Series: Bantam Books; Mrs. Haristeen & Mrs. Murphy; Mrs. Murphy; Mrs. Haristeen & Mrs. Murphy; Mrs. Murphy
• Subject: Fiction > Suspense