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Mrs. Murphy mysteries volume 1
Pub. Date
1990
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As the murders pile up in Crozet, Virginia, it seems the ones who can sniff out the clues best are a cat and a dog.
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Mrs. Murphy mysteries volume 10
Pub. Date
[2002]
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When a rare set of hubcaps is stolen, it seems like a harmless offense, until the suspected theif is found hanged in the woods. Soon the body count rises, forcing Harry to divide her time between getting to the bottom of the malfeasance and dating a handsome visitor from Uruguay
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Mrs. Murphy mysteries volume 11
Pub. Date
[2003]
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IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 12
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When the dead body of building contractor H.H. Donaldson is found in the parking lot during a basketball game, felines Mrs. Murphy and Pewter, along with Tee Tucker the Corgi, know just what will happen next. Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen can't help but try to solve the puzzle. Who could be the killer? Is it a mistress, an archrival, or Donaldson's ailing wife? Soon Harry can't trust anyone. Leave it to Mrs. Murphy and her gang to lead Harry right...
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Its no secret that cats are a mystery writers best friend. Just ask the bestselling team of Rita Mae Brown and her furry partner, Sneaky Pie Brown, back on the prowl with another unforgettable whodunit. This time a controversial miracle in Virginias Blue Ridge Mountains sparks religious fervorand a suspicious death. Now the indefatigable felines Mrs. Murphy and Pewter, along with the dogged corgi Tee Tucker, must trust...
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Mrs. Murphy mysteries volume 2
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Mrs. Murphy thinks the new man in town is the cat's meow.... Maybe she should think again. Small towns don't take kindly to strangers--unless the stranger happens to be a drop-dead gorgeous and seemingly unattached male. When Blair Bainbridge comes to Crozet, Virginia, the local matchmakers lose no time in declaring him perfect for their newly divorced postmistress, Marry Minor "Harry Haristeen." Even Harry's tiger cat, Ms. Murphy, and her Welsh Corgi,...
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Mrs. Murphy mysteries volume 9
Pub. Date
2001.
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In the middle of a particularly dull winter, nobody pays much mind to rumors of bad blood among the staff of Crozet Hospital. That is, until a member of the hospital staff turns up dead. Harry Haristeen can't resist doing some investigating of her own, but it's her sleuthing feline whose nose sniffs out the biggest clue
8) Santa Clawed
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Harry and her husband, Fair, have gone to fetch a Christmas tree at the tree farm run by The Brothers of Love, a semimonastic organization that tends to AIDS patients, when they find the tree they've chosen grimly decorated with a dead body. Can Harry, the sleuthing cats Mrs. Murphy and Pewter, and corgi Tee Tucker save the season from a killjoy who's decided to gift the festive little town of Crozet, Virginia, with murder?
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Pub. Date
[2000]
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"Emotions are running high around tiny Crozet, Virginia, among the class of 1980, as plans get under way for the upcoming twentieth high school reunion. There's nothing like a reunion to stir up memories, rivalries, and insecurities. It's even put Crozet's normally placid postmistress, Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen, who's on the committee, on edge, as she wonders if everything will come together on time.
Still, when each member of the class receives...
10) Whisker of evil
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Pub. Date
[2004]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 12
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"This balmy summer in Crozet, Virginia, postmistress Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen has a lot to think about. Things have been pretty cozy between her and her ex-husband, Fair and her beloved old post office is in danger of being replaced with a modern buildingand modern rules. Harrys thoughtful contemplation is shattered the day she stumbles over a dead body near Potlicker Creek. Barry Monteith, the handsome local horse breeder, has...
11) Cat on the scent
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After a plane crashes in Crozet, Virginia, the pilot's body is discovered in the refrigerator of a local food plant. An investigation is launched by Mrs. Murphy, the tiger cat of the local postmistress.
12) Puss 'n Cahoots
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Mrs. Murphy mysteries volume 15
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Traveling to the Saddlebred show in Shelbyville, Kentucky, Harry and Fair Haristeen stumble into the midst of a crime wave when their hosts are robbed on the day they arrive, a valuable mare is stolen, and a groom is found murdered.
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Mrs. Murphy mysteries volume 3
Pub. Date
[1994]
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In Virginia, postmistress Mary Haristeen and her pets investigate the murder of an archeologist who in turn was investigating a 200-year-old murder on the grounds of Thomas Jefferson's home. By the author of Rest in Pieces.
14) Pay Dirt
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Mrs. Murphy mysteries volume 4
Pub. Date
1995
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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
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...
“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...
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Mrs. Murphy mysteries volume 5
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The annual steeplechase at Montpelier, the high point in the social calendar of the horse set in Virginia, is disturbed by the stabbing of two jockeys, each with a playing card attached to his body. Sleuth Mrs. Murphy and her cat investigate, wondering whether the motive was greed, drugs or sex.
16) Sooner or Later
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Pub. Date
p2010
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The sequel to #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber's classic Someday Soon!
When stubborn but proper Texas postmistress Letty Madden hires a rough soldier, Jack Murphy, to help her find her brother for the price of one night together, she has no idea that he will fall deeply in love with her.
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Mrs. Murphy volume 2
Pub. Date
c1992
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When parts of a corpse are found around town, postmistress Mary Minor Haristeen and her cat decide to investigate the murder.
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Deliverance Company volume 2
Pub. Date
2009.
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No one in the tiny town of Boothill, Texas, knows the real Shaun Murphy--and that's the way he likes it. But he can't hide from the pretty young postmistress, Letty Madden. Letty's brother is missing, and Murphy can help her find him. but when Letty comes to him for help, he makes her a very indecent proposal.--From publisher's description.
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Mrs. Murphy mysteries volume 10
Pub. Date
c2002
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When a shooting leads to the discovery of a half-million crisp, clean dollar bills that look to be very dirty, Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen's blood is really up. But by the time she's close to fingering a cold-blooded murderer, Mrs. Murphy (cat deetective) already knows who it is--and who's next in line. She also knows that Harry, curious as a caat, does not have nine lives. And the one she does have is hanging by the thinnest of threads.
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Mrs. Murphy mysteries volume 12
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 12
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A mysterious death in a Virginia farm town has the locals scratching their heads - while frisky feline Mrs. Murphy and her friends, fat-cat Pewter and corgi Tee Tucker, uncover clues as the curl their way around a cold-blooded killer.