Pay Dirt

Zusatztext "Mrs. Murphy's fourth caper will be lapped up like half-and-half by the faithful." — Kirkus Reviews "The best yet." — Publishers Weekly "If you must work with a collaborator! you want it to be someone with intellignce! wit! and an infinite capacity for subtlety—someone! in fact! very much like a cat...It's always a pleasure to visit this cozy world...[t]here's no resisting Harry's droll sense of humor...or Mrs. Murphy's tart commentary."— The New York Times Book Review Informationen zum Autor Rita Mae Brown  is the bestselling author of the Sneaky Pie Brown series; the Sister Jane series;  A Nose for Justice  and  Murder Unleashed; Rubyfruit Jungle; In Her Day;  and  Six of One,  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 "Mrs Murphy's fourth caper will be lapped up like half-and-half by the faithful."-Kirkus Reviews "The best yet."-Publishers Weekly The residents of tiny Crozet, Virginia, thrive on gossip, especially in the post office, where Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen presides with her tiger cat, Mrs. Murphy. So when a belligerent Hell's Angel crashes Crozet demanding to see his girlfriend, the leather-clad interloper quickly becomes the chief topic of conversation. Then the biker is found murdered, and everyone is baffled. Well, almost everyone . . . Mrs. Murphy and her friends, Welsh corgi Tee Tucker and overweight feline Pewter, haven't been slinking through alleys for nothing. But can they dig up the truth in time to save their humans from a ruthless killer? "If you must work with a collaborator, you want it to be someone with intelligence, wit, and an infinite capacity for subtlety-someone, in fact, very much like a cat. . . . It's always a pleasure to visit this cozy world."-The New York Times Book Review Leseprobe "Cozy" was the word used most often to describe the small town of Crozet, not quaint, historic, or pretty. Central Virginia in general, and Albemarle County in particular, abounded in quaint, historic, and pretty places, but Crozet was not one of them. A homey energy blanketed the community. Many families had lived there for generations, others were newcomers attracted to the sensuous appeal of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Old or new, rich or poor, black or white, the citizens of the town nodded and waved to one another while driving their cars, called and waved if on opposite sides of the street, and anyone walking along the side of the road was sure to get the offer of a ride. Backyard hedges provided the ideal setting for enriching gossip as gardeners took respite from their labors. Who did what to whom, who said what to whom, who owed money to whom, and, that glory of chat, who slept with whom. The buzz never stopped. Even in the deepest snows, a Crozetian would pick up the phone to transmit the latest. If it was really juicy, he or she would bundle up and hurry through the snow for a hot cup of coffee, that companion to steamy gossip shared with a friend. The hub of the town consisted of its post office, the three main churches--Lutheran, Baptist, Episcopal, and one small offshoot, the Church of the Holy Light--the schools--kindergarten through twelfth--Market Shiflett's small grocery store, and Crozet Pizza. Since a person worshipped at one church at a time, the goings-on in the other three might remain a mystery. The small market provided a handsome opportunity to catch up, but you really had to buy something. Also, one had to be careful that Market's fat gray cat, Pewter, didn't ...

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"Mrs. Murphy's fourth caper will be lapped up like half-and-half by the faithful." Kirkus Reviews

"The best yet." Publishers Weekly

"If you must work with a collaborator, you want it to be someone with intellignce, wit, and an infinite capacity for subtlety someone, in fact, very much like a cat...It's always a pleasure to visit this cozy world...[t]here's no resisting Harry's droll sense of humor...or Mrs. Murphy's tart commentary." The New York Times Book Review

Product details

• Authors: BROWN, Mae Brown, Rita Mae Brown, Sneaky P. Brown, Sneaky Pie Brown
• Assisted by: Wendy Wray (Illustration)
• Publisher: Bantam Books USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 01.10.1996
• EAN: 9780553572360
• ISBN: 978-0-553-57236-0
• No. of pages: 250
• Dimensions: 106 mm x 174 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Mrs. Murphy Mysteries (Paperba; Mrs. Murphy; A Mrs. Murphy Mystery; Mrs. Murphy
• Subject: Fiction > Suspense