Cat of the Century: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery
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- ISBN13: 9780553807073
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Acclaimed authors Rita Mae Brown and her feline partner, Sneaky Pie Brown, are back with this new mystery starring Mary Minor “Harry” Haristeen, the sleuthing cats Mrs. Murphy and Pewter, and corgi Tee Tucker. And this time they must catch a killer determined to turn a birthday party into a funeral.
Harry’s beloved and tart-tongued Aunt Tally is about to turn the huge 1-0-0. The alumnae association of her alma mater sees an opportunity to honor the event and make some loot off the centennial as well. The plot is to hold a huge fund-raiser in Aunt Tally’s honor to recoup some of the school revenue lost in the cratered economy. But soon there’s more at risk than funds and endowments.
First, an impending blizzard threatens to ruin the whole affair. Then a suspicious transaction is learned in the association’s account: board member Mariah D’Angelo has mysteriously withdrawn and then replaced $25,000.
But was that enough to get her killed? Mariah’s car is on campus, she’s gone missing, and Tucker has establish human blood near the school’s stables.
What’s behind the disappearance? Was it Mariah’s donations to crafty politicians and bent charities? Her rivalry with fellow board member Flo Langston? And is there a tie to the forty-year-ancient unsolved death of an ancient acquaintance of Aunt Tally’s? Using animal cunning and human canniness, Harry and her menagerie of mystery solvers must sniff out the answers or—even at a hundred years ancient—Aunt Talley may outlive them all.
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Ever since Mary Minor “Harry” Haristeen remarried her ex spouse successful veterinarian Honest, she has been more pleased than she has been a in a long time; dating back to when he cheated on her during their first marriage. They live in Crozet, Virginia; a town where all the animals regardless of species can talk to each additional except humans. Harry’s cats Mrs. Murphy and Pewter, and her corgi Tee Tucker wish they could so they can warn her of danger and tell her where bodies are.
Several residents travel to William Woods University in Fuller, Missouri to celebrate Harry’s beloved sassy Aunt Tally on her hundredth birthday. There is a lot of tension between the alumnae attending; especially between Mariah D’Angelo who owns a ritzy jewelry store and stockbroker Flo Langston. Their overt animosity divides the attendees into three groups, supporters of each and persons who wish they would place.
Things turn weird when Mariah abruptly leaves. It is learned that Flo was going to accuse Mariah of selling fakes in her store. When they return to Crozet, Mariah sends threatening emails to Liz Fillmore who sided with Flo and Terri Kincaid who sells high end ceramics at her shop. When Flo is killed by a sniper and Mariah is establish murdered at the University, Harry and her sleuthing menagerie investigates who the killer is and why that person did it.
Any Mrs. Murphy anthropomorphic mystery is a special treat as affirmed by Cat of the Century. The like between Harry and Honest shines throughout especially as he gives her space she needs to be herself even when she investigates. There are plenty of suspects with motives in a well constructed cozy that readers will delight in in this one sitting read.
Harriet Klausner
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
I have loved this series a fantastic deal. Seeing a murder mystery unravel with the help of animals is most entertaining and enjoyable. The mystery is light hearted but also includes appealing bits of history for the virgina area as the cast of regular characters go about thier business of solving this murder.
This book takes one to Missouri to the prestigous Williamwoods university( now co-ed) where a reunion of ex- classmates happens as does a murder. Mim’s irrasible aunt is pivotable in this book as are her ex- classmates.
An engaging read from Ms. Brown and Sneaky Pie.
Reader’s Rating: 4 / 5
I’ve read nearly everything that Rita Mae Brown has written – just loved them all. Bingo and Six of One being my very favorites – but I’ve loved the Sneaky Pie Brown collaboration up until this latest one Cat of the Century. It felt like a platform for her to speak her mind about many different political and social issues – and that’s not a problem – but the plot was just ancient. The whole thing just felt ancient and tired and by rote – not the usual life and verve that her characters usually have. There was no “juice” in this book I’m sorry to say. I’ve keenly awaited all of her books so was sorely disappointed with this one.
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5
How unfortunte. This was going do be my next Kindle download. After reading the reviews I am going to pass on it. The last thing I want to read about is more political bla, bla, bla. Sorry.
Desert Feline.
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5
My comments are basically the same as the additional one-star reviewers…this series needs to be place to sleep. I’m tired of hearing how no place is better than Virginia & that the government is the source of all evil, the characters are stereotypical Southern archetypes & less than one-dimensional, & the “mystery,”"plot,” & “detecting” that go on make no sense at all. Like additional reviewers, I loved the early books, & it’s such a bring shame on that the series has degenerated to the absolute dregs that it has. I’ve kept trying periodically (haven’t read many of the recent books), but never again. I’d rather clean my broom closet, dust my entire house, & remove all of the wintertime mold from my windows than read any more of Brown’s work.
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5