Sour Puss
a Mrs. Murphy mystery
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Author
Publication
2006 - Bantam Books, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
61,500 words, Guess
Page Count
246 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL3428897M
- ISBN-10055380362X
- OCLC Control Number62172909
- OCLC Control Number62133832
- OCLC Control Numbersourpussmrsmurph00brow
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2005053595
- LibraryThing554578
- Goodreads129248
Classifications
- DDC813/.54
- LCCPS3552.R698 S63 2006
Description
In this latest whodunit, Rita Mae Brown and her feline partner-in-crime-detection, Sneaky Pie Brown, return to the scene of their bestselling crimes--picturesque Crozet, Virginia. Love is in the air as spring comes to the small town, but no sooner has Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen remarried than she is rudely interrupted--by murder. And no sooner does the trouble start than curious cats Mrs. Murphy and Pewter, along with corgi Tee Tucker, sink their claws into the case....After an unexpected rekindling of their romance, Harry and her veterinarian ex-husband, Fair Haristeen, have happily remarried. But the excitement of their nuptials is quickly overshadowed by the murder of Professor Vincent Forland, a world-famous grape and fungal expert who was in town visiting the local vineyards.Within days of giving a lecture on how distilled fungus and cattle diseases are the current basis of chemical warfare, Forland's decapitated body is discovered. After their initial fright, the residents of Crozet believe that this was a political murder and settle back into their routines--until a local is also found dead, killed in the same gruesome manner as Professor Forland. Now residents can't help wondering, is this really the work of an outsider--or one of their own? No longer working in the post office, Harry had just planted a quarter acre of grapes, which fuels her natural curiosity over just what the two murder victims knew and had in common. Once the warmth of spring arrives, the grapevines blossom and Harry's furry entourage discovers the first critical clue. But how can they show the humans what they've learned? And how can they--or anyone--stop the killing?From the Hardcover edition.
Description
In small-town Crozet, Virginia, Harry Haristeen is kindling her romance with veterinarian Fair when their bliss is threatened by the murder of Professor Vincent Forland, a world-renowned grape and fungal expert visiting local vineyards.
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Topics
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Genres
- Fiction.
Other Editions
- Sour Puss: a Mrs. Murphy mystery
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