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Pay Dirt: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Pay Dirt: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Rita Mae Brown
SeriesMrs. Murphy
Series part Volume No. 4
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:288
Dimensions(mm): Height 173,Width 106
Category/GenreCrime and mystery
ISBN/Barcode 9780553572360
ClassificationsDewey:FIC
Audience
General
Illustrations 10 LINE ILLUSTRATIONS

Publishing Details

Publisher Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc
Imprint Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group
Publication Date 1 October 1996
Publication Country United States

Description

"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

Author Biography

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.

Reviews

"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