Name: A Hiss Before Dying

Author: Rita Mae Brown
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Genres/categories:
Mystery, Historical fiction

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9780553392494
0553392492		 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, Fair, prepares the horses for the shorter days ahead, and the clamorous barking of beagles signals the annual rabbit chase through the central Virginia hills. But the last thing the local beaglers and their hounds expect to flush out is a dead body.

Disturbingly, it's the second corpse to turn up, after that of a missing truck driver too disfigured to identify. The deaths seem unrelated--until Harry picks up a trail of clues dating back to the state's post-Revolutionary past.

The echoes of the Shot Heard Round the World pale in comparison to the dangerous shootout Harry narrowly escapes unscathed. Next time, it may be the killer who gets lucky. But not if Harry's furry friends Mrs. Murphy, Pewter, and Tucker can help it. Lending their sharp-nosed talents to the hunt, they'll help their mistress keep more lives from being lost--and right an injustice buried since the early days of America's independence.

"As feline collaborators go, you couldn't ask for better than Sneaky Pie Brown."--The New York Times Book Review
This book is part of the "Mrs. Murphy" series. Here are some other books from this series:
"Probable Claws"
First published in 2018
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"Tail Gait"
First published in 2015
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"Nine Lives to Die"
First published in 2014
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"The Litter of the Law"
First published in 2013
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"Hiss of Death"
First published in 2011
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"Cat of the Century"
First published in 2010
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"The Purrfect Murder"
First published in 2008
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"Santa Clawed"
First published in 2008
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"Puss 'n Cahoots"
First published in 2007
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"Sour Puss"
First published in 2006
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"Cat's Eyewitness"
First published in 2005
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"Whisker of Evil"
First published in 2004
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"The Tail of the Tip-Off"
First published in 2003
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"Catch as Cat Can"
First published in 2002
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"Claws and Effect"
First published in 2001
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"Pawing Through the Past"
First published in 2000
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"Cat on the Scent"
First published in 1999
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"Murder on the Prowl"
First published in 1998
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"Murder, She Meowed"
First published in 1996
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"Pay Dirt"
First published in 1995
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"Murder at Monticello"
First published in 1994
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"Rest in Pieces"
First published in 1992
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"Wish You Were Here"
First published in 1990
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"Tall Tail"
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"Whiskers in the Dark"
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Tall Tail by Rita Mae Brown
Pawing Through the Past by Rita Mae Brown
Rest in Pieces by Rita Mae Brown
Pay Dirt by Rita Mae Brown
Wish You Were Here by Rita Mae Brown
Claws and Effect by Rita Mae Brown
Cat on the Scent by Rita Mae Brown
Catch as Cat Can by Rita Mae Brown
Whisker of Evil by Rita Mae Brown
Cat's Eyewitness by Rita Mae Brown
The Purrfect Murder by Rita Mae Brown
The Tail of the Tip-Off by Rita Mae Brown
Probable Claws by Rita Mae Brown
Hiss of Death by Rita Mae Brown
Murder, She Meowed by Rita Mae Brown
Tail Gait by Rita Mae Brown
Nine Lives to Die by Rita Mae Brown
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Murder at Monticello by Rita Mae Brown
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