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Brown, Rita Mae
Most widely held works about
Rita Mae Brown
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Most widely held works by
Rita Mae Brown
Catch as cat can by Rita Mae Brown (
Book
)
26
editions published
between
2002
and
2011
in
3
languages
and held by
2,848
libraries
worldwide
Feline sleuth Mrs. Murphy and her furry felines investigate two deaths as their hometown prepares for its annual springtime festival.
Sour puss by Rita Mae Brown (
Book
)
32
editions published
between
1984
and
2011
in
English and Undetermined
and held by
2,755
libraries
worldwide
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.
The tail of the tip-off by Rita Mae Brown (
Book
)
33
editions published
between
2003
and
2011
in
3
languages
and held by
2,753
libraries
worldwide
When a well-liked local builder dies of poisoning during a local basketball game in Crozet, Virginia, Harry Haristeen and her coterie of animals sift through a discouraging number of suspects as they search for the killer.
Whisker of evil by Rita Mae Brown (
Book
)
29
editions published
between
2004
and
2011
in
3
languages
and held by
2,746
libraries
worldwide
With rabies on the rise and a new post office threatening her position, Harry Haristeen and her trio of feline detective friends find themselves in even more trouble when they start snooping around an irresistible mystery.
Cat's eyewitness by Rita Mae Brown (
Book
)
24
editions published
between
2005
and
2011
in
3
languages
and held by
2,724
libraries
worldwide
The peaceful town of Crozet, Virginia, is turned upside down by a statue of the Virgin Mary that begins to cry tears of real blood, as Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen and her sleuthing pets search for the truth about a local unsolved mystery.
Claws and effect by Rita Mae Brown (
Book
)
33
editions published
between
2000
and
2011
in
English
and held by
2,684
libraries
worldwide
When Hank Brevard, the plant manager of Crozet Hospital, is murdered in the hospital, Harry uncovers "a closed little world where ego, jealousy, and illicit love often collide. But it's Mrs. Murphy, roaming the netherworld of Crozet Hospital, who sniffs out the most telling fact: a secret room in the old section that dates back to the time of the Underground Railroad."--Jacket.
Murder, she meowed by Rita Mae Brown (
Book
)
29
editions published
between
1995
and
2011
in
3
languages
and held by
2,613
libraries
worldwide
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.
The purrfect murder by Rita Mae Brown (
Book
)
23
editions published
between
2006
and
2011
in
English and Undetermined
and held by
2,550
libraries
worldwide
In small-town Crozet, Virginia, Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen and her feline sleuthing partners, Mrs. Murphy and Pewter, investigate when her friend, local architect Tazio Chappers, becomes the prime suspect in the killing of his most difficult client, Mrs. Carla Paulson.
Pawing through the past by Rita Mae Brown (
Book
)
26
editions published
between
2000
and
2011
in
English and German
and held by
2,541
libraries
worldwide
"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. Then the divinely handsome Charlie Ashcraft, the class womanizer, turns up dead with a bullet between his eyes."--Jacket.
Puss 'n cahoots : a Mrs. Murphy mystery by Rita Mae Brown (
Book
)
26
editions published
between
2007
and
2011
in
English and Undetermined
and held by
2,503
libraries
worldwide
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.
Murder on the prowl by Rita Mae Brown (
Book
)
21
editions published
between
1989
and
2011
in
English and Japanese
and held by
2,489
libraries
worldwide
A Virginia newspaper runs an obituary on the headmaster of a girls' school, only to discover he is alive. But a few days later he is murdered. Postmistress Mary Minor Haristeen goes to work, her sleuthing cat in tow.
Cat on the scent by Rita Mae Brown (
Book
)
28
editions published
between
1986
and
2011
in
4
languages
and held by
2,479
libraries
worldwide
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.
The hunt ball by Rita Mae Brown (
Book
)
20
editions published
between
2005
and
2011
in
English
and held by
2,331
libraries
worldwide
When a faculty member from the local prep school turns up dead, "Sister" Jane Arnold discovers that the case is complicated by a controversy over local historical artifacts in the school collection that were made by slaves.
Full cry by Rita Mae Brown (
Book
)
17
editions published
between
2003
and
2011
in
English
and held by
2,265
libraries
worldwide
The murder of Sam Lorillard and a seemingly unrelated local scandal at a neighboring hunt club cause "Sister" Jane Arnold and her huntsman, Shaker Grown, to fear for their own safety.
The hounds and the fury : a novel by Rita Mae Brown (
Book
)
13
editions published
between
1984
and
2011
in
English
and held by
2,227
libraries
worldwide
Sister Jane, the local Master of the Hunt, and her animal companions take on a feisty, wheelchair-bound bookkeeper, Sister Jane's boyfriend, and a wealthy former hunt club donor as they set out to uncover the mystery of some missing money and a missing body.
Santa clawed by Rita Mae Brown (
Book
)
20
editions published
between
2008
and
2011
in
English and Undetermined
and held by
2,208
libraries
worldwide
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?
Cat of the century : a Mrs. Murphy mystery by Rita Mae Brown (
Book
)
20
editions published
between
2010
and
2011
in
English
and held by
2,191
libraries
worldwide
Using animal cunning and human canniness, Harry Harristeen and her menagerie of mystery solvers must sniff out the answers behind the disappearance of alumni association board member Mariah D'Angelo. Mariah's car is on campus, and Tucker has found human blood near the school's stables.
The tell-tale horse : a novel by Rita Mae Brown (
Book
)
20
editions published
between
2007
and
2011
in
English and No Linguistic Content
and held by
2,175
libraries
worldwide
When the body of a murdered woman is discovered naked and bound to an equine statue, Sister Jane discovers a link between the victim and a member of the Jefferson Hunt Club, but her investigation is complicated when another woman turns up dead.
Hounded to death : a novel by Rita Mae Brown (
Book
)
16
editions published
between
2008
and
2011
in
3
languages
and held by
2,133
libraries
worldwide
"Sister" Jane Arnold, esteemed master of the Jefferson Hunt Club, has traveled to Kentucky for one of the biggest events of the season: the Mid-South Hound Show, where foxhounds, bassets, and beagles gather to strut their champion bloodline stuff. But the fun is squelched when, immediately after the competition, one of the contestants, Mo Schneider, turns up dead-facedown, stripped to the waist, and peppered with birdshot. Two weeks later, back in Virginia, Sister is rocked when her friend the popular veterinarian Hope Rogers dies from what appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Sister refuses to believe that Hope killed herself and vows to sniff out the truth.
A nose for justice : a novel by Rita Mae Brown (
Book
)
9
editions published
between
2010
and
2011
in
English
and held by
2,042
libraries
worldwide
On Jeep Reed's Wings Ranch near Reno, Jeep, her great-niece, former Wall Street banker Magdalene "Mags" Rogers, and their two dogs King and Baxter investigate a pump company employee's disappearance, along with an environmentalist's shooting "suicide" and the identity of a really cold corpse.
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Alternative Names
Brown, Rita M. 1944-
Brown, Sneaky Pie.
Mae Brown, Rita 1944-
Pseud. Brown, Sneaky Pie 1944-
Sneaky Pie Brown.
Sneaky Pie Brown 1944-
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