There’s nothing like a tail well told. Rita Mae Brown and her feline co-author Sneaky Pie Brown return with an all-new mystery featuring Mary Minor “Harry” Haristeen, crime-solving cats Mrs. Murphy and Pewter, and ever-faithful Tee Tucker the corgi. TAIL GAIT Spring has sprung in Crozet, Virginia—a time for old friends to gather and bid farewell to the doldrums of winter. Harry and her … of winter. Harry and her husband, Fair, are enjoying a cozy dinner with some of the town’s leading citizens, including beloved University of Virginia history professor Greg “Ginger” McConnell and several members of UVA’s celebrated 1959 football team. But beneath the cloak of conviviality lurks a sinister specter from the distant past that threatens to put all their lives in jeopardy.
When Professor McConnell is found murdered on the golf course the next day—gunned down in broad daylight by an unseen killer—no one can fathom a motive, let alone find a suspect. Just as Harry and her furry cohorts begin nosing into the case, however, a homeless UVA alum confesses to the crime. Trouble is, no one believes that the besotted former All-American could have done the foul deed—especially after Mrs. Murphy, Pewter, and Tucker make another gruesome discovery.
As the questions surrounding Ginger’s death pile up, Harry’s search for answers takes her down the fascinating byways of Virginia’s Revolutionary past. The professor was something of a sleuth himself, it seems, and the centuries-old mystery he was unraveling may well have put a target on his back. As Harry edges closer to identifying an elusive killer, her animal companions sense danger—and rally to find a way to keep Harry from disappearing into history.
Praise for the Mrs. Murphy mysteries
“As feline collaborators go, you couldn’t ask for better than Sneaky Pie Brown.”—The New York Times Book Review
“Mrs. Murphy mysteries are fun, sweet, and beautifully adventurous.”—Bustle
“Brown [is] the queen of the talking animal cozy.”—Publishers Weekly
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Great series
As always, I love Rita Mae Brown and Sneaky Pie Brown’s books. I usually read them almost as soon as they come out. This book is great!
just a great rainy day read
An easy read with familiar characters that has a dose of interesting Revolutionary War history thrown in for good measure.
t was super, following in the footsteps of her others.
Great for the mystery-loving cat lover in me.
One part of these books I enjoy is that all the animals get along with each other while maintaining their personalities. An owl or a snake can still be dangerous and should be treated carefully and with respect. It’s enjoyable to see how this unfolds.
I love the Sneaky Pie books, all 17 of them!
Rita Mae writes so well and the animals make perfect sense when they talk about their humans. Hope she continues the series forever!
Fun read, enjoy the animals discussions! This particular book I’ve read before but was such an enticing storyline that I just kept enjoying it…… Rita Mae Brown is a convincing author with Very interesting characters. This was actually two stories, one about British prisoners in an American prison camp. A good majority of the prisoners stayed …