The Resource A hiss before dying : a Mrs. Murphy mystery, Rita Mae Brown & Sneaky Pie Brown ; illustrated by Michael Gellatly
A hiss before dying : a Mrs. Murphy mystery, Rita Mae Brown & Sneaky Pie Brown ; illustrated by Michael Gellatly
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The item A hiss before dying : a Mrs. Murphy mystery, Rita Mae Brown & Sneaky Pie Brown ; illustrated by Michael Gellatly represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in McCracken County Public Library.
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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, 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"--
- "A Hiss Before Dying is a current contemporary mystery exploring wild animal poaching counterpointed with a historical narrative set in America's post-revolutionary past, featuring the characters readers embraced in Tail Gait and Tall Tail"--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xvii, 350 pages
- Isbn
- 9780553392494
- Label
- A hiss before dying : a Mrs. Murphy mystery
- Title
- A hiss before dying
- Title remainder
- a Mrs. Murphy mystery
- Statement of responsibility
- Rita Mae Brown & Sneaky Pie Brown ; illustrated by Michael Gellatly
- Subject
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- FICTION -- Humorous
- FICTION -- Mystery & Detective | Women Sleuths
- FICTION -- Suspense
- Fiction
- Haristeen, Harry (Fictitious character)
- Haristeen, Harry (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
- Murphy, Mrs. (Fictitious character)
- Murphy, Mrs. (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
- Virginia
- Women cat owners
- Women cat owners -- Fiction
- Women detectives
- Women detectives -- Virginia -- Fiction
- Cats
- Cats -- Fiction
- Detective and mystery fiction
- Language
- eng
- Summary
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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, 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"--
- "A Hiss Before Dying is a current contemporary mystery exploring wild animal poaching counterpointed with a historical narrative set in America's post-revolutionary past, featuring the characters readers embraced in Tail Gait and Tall Tail"--
- Assigning source
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- Provided by publisher
- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Brown, Rita Mae
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PS3552.R698
- LC item number
- H56 2017
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1982-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Brown, Sneaky Pie
- Gellatly, Michael
- Series statement
- A Mrs. Murphy mystery
- Series volume
- 26
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Haristeen, Harry (Fictitious character)
- Murphy, Mrs. (Fictitious character)
- Women detectives
- Women cat owners
- Cats
- FICTION
- FICTION
- FICTION
- Cats
- Haristeen, Harry (Fictitious character)
- Murphy, Mrs. (Fictitious character)
- Women cat owners
- Women detectives
- Virginia
- Label
- A hiss before dying : a Mrs. Murphy mystery, Rita Mae Brown & Sneaky Pie Brown ; illustrated by Michael Gellatly
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn957744659
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xvii, 350 pages
- Isbn
- 9780553392494
- Lccn
- 2017002158
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9780553392494
- (OCoLC)957744659
- Label
- A hiss before dying : a Mrs. Murphy mystery, Rita Mae Brown & Sneaky Pie Brown ; illustrated by Michael Gellatly
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn957744659
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xvii, 350 pages
- Isbn
- 9780553392494
- Lccn
- 2017002158
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9780553392494
- (OCoLC)957744659
Subject
- FICTION -- Humorous
- FICTION -- Mystery & Detective | Women Sleuths
- FICTION -- Suspense
- Fiction
- Haristeen, Harry (Fictitious character)
- Haristeen, Harry (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
- Murphy, Mrs. (Fictitious character)
- Murphy, Mrs. (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
- Virginia
- Women cat owners
- Women cat owners -- Fiction
- Women detectives
- Women detectives -- Virginia -- Fiction
- Cats
- Cats -- Fiction
- Detective and mystery fiction
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