Claws and Effect

by Rita Mae Brown

Hardcover, 2001

Status

Available

Call number

PS3552.R698C57 2001

Publication

New York : Bantam Books, 2001.

Description

CLAWS AND EFFECT Winter puts tiny Crozet, Virginia, in a deep freeze and everyone seems to be suffering from the winter blahs, including postmistress Mary Minor “Harry” Haristeen. So all are ripe for the juicy gossip coming out of Crozet Hospital–until the main source of that gossip turns up dead. It’s not like Harry to resist a mystery, and she soon finds the hospital a hotbed of ego, jealousy, and illicit love. But it’s tiger cat Mrs. Murphy, roaming the netherworld of Crozet Hospital, who sniffs out a secret that dates back to the Underground Railroad. Then Harry is attacked and a doctor is executed in cold blood. Soon only a quick-witted cat and her animal pals feline Pewter and corgi Tee Tucker stand between Harry and a coldly calculating killer with a prescription for murder.… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member Greymowser
Excellent little mystery. A fun read.
LibraryThing member DonnaRowe
Again with the libertarian politics! I suppose I wouldn't mind it so much if I agreed, and the views are normal for Virginia, but it does have the effect of tossing the reader out of the story.

Speaking of the story, there is a heart-breaking development with one of the recurring characters. This
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gave the story a bit more emotional heft than the lighter, previous novels.

All-in-all, I've been enjoying the series so far in spite of the political statements. This book was no exception.
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Language

Original publication date

2001

Physical description

304 p.; 9.06 inches

ISBN

0553107437 / 9780553107432

Local notes

OCLC = 2072
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