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Murphy, Mrs. (Fictitious character)
Overview
| Works: | 58
works in
361
publications in
7
languages and
72,290
library holdings
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Most widely held works about
Mrs. (Fictitious character) Murphy
Catch as cat can by Rita Mae Brown (
Book
)
19
editions published
between
2002
and
2011
in
English
and held by
2,840
libraries
worldwide
Feline sleuth Mrs. Murphy and her furry felines investigate two deaths as their hometown prepares for its annual springtime festival.
The tail of the tip-off by Rita Mae Brown (
Book
)
22
editions published
between
2003
and
2011
in
3
languages
and held by
2,743
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
)
19
editions published
between
2004
and
2011
in
English
and held by
2,735
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
)
17
editions published
between
2005
and
2011
in
3
languages
and held by
2,711
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.
Sour puss by Rita Mae Brown (
Book
)
17
editions published
between
2006
and
2011
in
English and Undetermined
and held by
2,681
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.
Claws and effect by Rita Mae Brown (
Book
)
25
editions published
between
2001
and
2011
in
English
and held by
2,677
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
)
23
editions published
between
1996
and
2011
in
English and German
and held by
2,606
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
)
17
editions published
between
2008
and
2011
in
English
and held by
2,544
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
)
18
editions published
between
2000
and
2011
in
English and German
and held by
2,532
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
)
22
editions published
between
2007
and
2011
in
English
and held by
2,493
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
)
18
editions published
between
1990
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
)
16
editions published
between
1999
and
2011
in
3
languages
and held by
2,403
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.
Santa clawed by Rita Mae Brown (
Book
)
14
editions published
between
2008
and
2011
in
English
and held by
2,205
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
)
19
editions published
between
2010
and
2011
in
English
and held by
2,187
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.
Wish you were here by Rita Mae Brown (
Book
)
13
editions published
between
1990
and
2011
in
English
and held by
1,927
libraries
worldwide
Postmistress of Crozet, Virginia, Mary Harry Haristeen has a bad habit of reading postcards not addressed to her. But as murders are discovered all over Crozet, Harry remembers that every victim received a postcard with a picture of a graveyard on the front and the message "wish you were here" on the back.
Pay dirt, or, Adventures at Ash Lawn by Rita Mae Brown (
Book
)
6
editions published
between
1995
and
2004
in
English
and held by
1,889
libraries
worldwide
The premier place of gossip in Crozet, Virginia, is the post office, presided by Mary Minor Haristeen and her cat, Mrs. Murphy. When a leather-clad Hell's Angel barges into town looking for a woman by the name of Malibu and he is subsequently murdered, the postmistress and her pet must find out why. By the author of Murder at Monticello.
Murder at Monticello, or, Old sins by Rita Mae Brown (
Book
)
6
editions published
between
1994
and
2004
in
English
and held by
1,859
libraries
worldwide
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.
Rest in pieces by Rita Mae Brown (
Book
)
7
editions published
between
1992
and
2010
in
English and German
and held by
1,849
libraries
worldwide
Virginia postmistress Mary "Harry" Haristeen has another murder case to solve, as the victim keeps turning up around town.
Hiss of death : a Mrs. Murphy mystery by Rita Mae Brown (
Book
)
11
editions published
in
2011
in
English
and held by
1,783
libraries
worldwide
Shortly before the 5K Run for Breast Cancer Awareness, Harry and her pets find the corpse of well-liked OR nurse Paula Benton, one of the event's organizers, who appears to have died of anaphylactic shock from a hornet's sting. But was it murder?
Puss'n cahoots : a Mrs. Murphy mystery by Rita Mae Brown (
Book
)
2
editions published
between
2007
and
2008
in
English
and held by
744
libraries
worldwide
The famous Saddlebred show in Shelbyville, Kentucky, is the perfect opportunity for remarried newlyweds Harry and Fair Haristeen to finally go on their long-delayed (second) honeymoon-a chance to combine business and pleasure, as well as to drop in on some old friends. Mrs. Murphy (a tabby cat), Tucker (a Corgi), and Pewter (a fat gray kitty) are all along for the trip as well, and when their hosts are robbed the very first day they arrive, Mrs. Murphy pounces right on solving the mystery. Soon, however, they are all sidetracked by even bigger crimes: a $200,000 mare owned by a young film star is stolen in broad daylight, and worst of all, a groom is found murdered. Clearly, winning at Shelbyville is secondary; first prize is survival.
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