Pawing Through the Past (Mrs. Murphy Mysteries)

by Rita Mae Brown

Paperback, 2001

Status

Available

Call number

PS3552.R698 P36 2001

Publication

New York : Bantam Books, 2001, ©2000.

Description

"You'll never get old." Each member of the class of 1980 has received the letter. Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen, who is on the organizing committee for Crozet High's twentieth reunion, decides to take it as a compliment. Others think it's a joke. But Mrs. Murphy senses trouble. And the sly tiger cat is soon proven right ... when the class womanizer turns up dead with a bullet between his eyes. Then another note followed by another murder makes it clear that someone has waited twenty years to take revenge. While Harry tries to piece together the puzzle, it's up to Mrs. Murphy and her animal pals to sniff out the truth. And there isn't much time. Mrs. Murphy is the first to realize that Harry has been chosen Most Likely to Die, and if she doesn't hurry, Crozet High's twentieth reunion could be Harry's last.… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member Greymowser
A nice mystery. Although I had figured out about halfway through who did it, I began to waver towards the end and changed my mind. Oops, great writing.
LibraryThing member ChazziFrazz
Harry is on the committee for Crozet High's twentieth reunion. Along with all the excitement comes a letter sent to all the classmates with the message "You'll never get old." Who sent it and what does it mean? They soon find out that it means murder. As classmates turn up dead there is a need to
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quickly find out what the link is between the bodies and reason for the murders.

Mrs. Murphy, Tee Tucker and Pewter and once again on the trail to figure out the mystery. The animals are able to get into areas that the humans can and can use their sense of smell to tract down clues. The only problem is getting the humans to understand what it is they have found.

Is it a matter of revenge for something in the past? What secret can it be? And there are a few that resurface and need to be explained.

I enjoyed this book as I have others in the series. Even the clues that come up from left field. These are light but not watery reads for me.
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Language

Original publication date

2000

Physical description

368 p.; 6.91 inches

ISBN

0553580256 / 9780553580259

Local notes

OCLC = 1949
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