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1) 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?
2) Sour puss
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Joe Grey mysteries volume 10
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Patty Rose, a retired film star, begins to enjoy her golden years when she is suddenly murdered.
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Midnight Louie mysteries volume 21
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Temple Barr is a PR hotshot promoting a weeklong televised charity event, Dancing with the Celebs. She's got the perfect celebrity for the show: her fiance, Matt Devine. He's a little dubious but agrees to the scheme. But while Matt struggles to master the sexy moves of the tango, accidents cripples the production, and it becomes clear that a killer stalks the dance floor.--From publisher's description.
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Mrs. Murphy mysteries volume 3
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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.
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Joe Grey mysteries volume 8
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When a bomb detonates just before the wedding of the police chief, and building contractor Ryan Flannery discovers her ex-husband murdered in her garage, Joe Grey and his feline companion Dulcie spring into action.
12) Claws and effect
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Mrs. Murphy mysteries volume 9
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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
13) Furmidable foes
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"Someone's passed their expiration date in this thrilling new mystery in the bestselling Mrs. Murphy series from Rita Mae Brown and her feline co-author Sneaky Pie Brown. Mary Minor "Harry" Harristeen and her pet sleuths uncover a rotten scam to dupe consumers when they discover that substandard produce is being passed off for organic, upmarket groceries. As always, Harry's crime-solving cats Mrs. Murphy and Pewter and Tee Tucker the Corgi share her...
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Mrs. Murphy mysteries volume 26
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"Rita Mae Brown and her feline co-author Sneaky Pie Brown are back chasing mystery with their unique circle of Southern sleuths. And though the changing colors of fall are a beauty to behold, this year the scattered leaves hide a grim surprise. Autumn is in the air in the Blue Ridge Mountain community of Crozet, Virginia--and all the traditions of the changing seasons are under way. Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen cleans her cupboards, her husband,...
15) Catch as cat can
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Mrs. Murphy mysteries volume 10
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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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Snow has come to Crozet, Virginia, and Harry and her husband, Fair, are hip deep in end-of-the-year activities, like shopping for outfits for the Silver Linings youth organization. But buried beneath the white stuff are dark secrets from the past-and Harry and her posse of pet detectives are determined to sniff them out. Two Silver Linings mentors have been found dead in suspicious circumstances. A pair of severed human fingers has turned up in the...
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Mrs. Murphy mysteries volume 11
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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...
19) Cat's eyewitness
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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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Midnight Louie mysteries volume 13
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Feline sleuth Midnight Louie and his human sidekick, PR expert Temple Barr, investigate the killing of a big-game hunter in the company of a leopard named Osiris, stolen from his magician owner just days before