The Big Cat Nap: The 20th Anniversary Mrs. Murphy Mystery

ISBN: 0345530454

Author: Brown, Rita Mae

Condition: New

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAs feline collaborators go, you couldnt ask for better than Sneaky Pie Brown.-The New York Times Book ReviewIts mid-May and murder is once again in full bloom in Crozet, Virginia-or so it seems to Mary Minor Harry Haristeen. The trouble begins when Harrys dear friend Miranda Hogendobber takes her on a leisurely drive that ends in a narrow drainage ditch. The chaos continues when the Very Reverend Herbert Joness Chevy pickup also abruptly goes kaput. But these vehicular mishaps are nothing compared to the much more distressing state of a mechanic discovered by Harry in a local repair shop: His heads been bashed in. Despite numerous warnings from her much-loved coterie of friends, human and otherwise, Harry quickly surmises that the time has come to pop the hood and conduct her own investigation. Her animal companions see disaster fast approaching but can do little except try their best to protect their foolishly intrepid human. Harrys race to the truth leads straight to powerful forces determined to avoid scrutiny at any cost-even if it means running Harry Haristeen off the road for good.Includes a preview of Rita Mae Brown and Sneaky Pie Browns next Mrs. Murphy mystery, The Litter of the LawHarry and her pals are on the case. . . . [Brown] fills the series with rich central Virginia color, and readers will greet the recurring characters with fondness.-Richmond Times-Dispatch[A] delightful book.-Huntington News