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Title details for The Tail of the Tip-Off by Rita Mae Brown - Available

The Tail of the Tip-Off

#11 in series

by Rita Mae Brown
Sneaky Pie Brown
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When winter hits Crozet, Virginia, it hits hard—and hangs on for months. That's nothing new to postmistress Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen and her friends, who keep warm with hard work, hot toddies, and rabid rooting for the University of Virginia's women's basketball team at the old stadium affectionately dubbed "The Clam." But the usual postgame high spirits are laid low when contractor H. H. Donaldson drops dead in the parking lot. And pretty soon word has spread that it wasn't a heart attack that did him in. It just doesn't sit right with Harry that one of her fellow fans—perhaps even an acquaintance or neighbor sitting close by in the stands—is a murderer. And as tiger cat Mrs. Murphy is all too aware, things that don't sit right with Harry make her restless, curious, and prone to poking her not-very-sensitive human nose into dangerous places. So the animals start paying closer attention to what the people around them are doing—and they're the first ones to realize when the next murder occurs. It seems obvious to Harry that the deaths are connected—and she intends to find out exactly how. There's no shortage of suspects, considering that H.H. was a ladies' man who'd left a trail of broken hearts all over town—the most recent belonging to his wife— and that the second murder victim was not very popular in Crozet.As the police launch their investigation, Harry picks up clues through savvy questioning of everyone she knows. But it's the critters who are most attuned to trouble—they scent something wicked wafting Harry's way on the tail of the next snowstorm. And as Harry draws closer to the truth about a brutal killer, Mrs. Murphy and her friends realize it's up to them to make sure their intrepid mom lands on her feet.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Mrs. Murphy Mystery

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    February 7, 2003

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781449884741
      • File size: 290858 KB
      • Duration: 10:05:57

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Rita Mae Brown and her feline co-author, Sneaky Pie Brown, return with their eleventh cozy. Narrator Kate Forbes gracefully changes her pitch, tone, and timbre to cross species lines. She captures the personality and charisma of each cat and dog, as well as human protagonist Postmistress Harry Hairsteen and her companions. Humans stumble over one another and sniff with disdain at murder scenes; whereas, cats and dogs collect clues and look out for one another. The tribulations of the Crozet, Virginia, community form the background for the two murders. A.H. (c) AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from January 13, 2003
      You don't have to be a cat lover to enjoy Brown's 11th Mrs. Murphy novel (after 2002's Catch as Cat Can), which centers on the "Clam," the University of Virginia's giant sports complex. After a women's basketball game, construction company owner H.H. Donaldson falls dead in the parking lot. The police and Crozet, Va., postmistress Mary Minor (Harry) Hairsteen are barely into trying to find out who killed H.H.—and how—when a second mysterious death occurs at the arena. While Harry snoops around, her cats, Mrs. Murphy and Pewter, and corgi, Tucker, do their best to help and protect their mistress. Thinking and talking pets may not be to every taste, but Brown writes so compellingly of the sprightly residents of the Virginia Piedmont, both human and animal, that you have to be a real curmudgeon not to be won over. The author breathes believability into every aspect of this smart and sassy novel. (Mar. 4)Forecast:National print advertising, public radio sponsorship announcements and a simultaneous e-book release all augur another run up bestseller lists.

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