02992cam a2200481 i 4500 293843507 TxAuBib 20170525120000.0 170217s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2017002158 9780553392494 0553392492 (OCoLC)957744659 TxAuBib rda Brown, Rita Mae. A hiss before dying / Rita Mae Brown. New York, NY : Bantam Books, 2017. pages. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Mrs. Murphy mystery ; 26 "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"-- Provided by publisher. 20170525. Haristeen, Harry (Fictitious character) Fiction. Murphy, Mrs. (Fictitious character) Fiction. Women detectives Virginia Fiction. Women cat owners Fiction. Cats Fiction. Fiction Mystery & Detective Women Sleuths. Fiction Humorous. Fiction Suspense. Cats. Haristeen, Harry (Fictitious character.) Murphy, Mrs. (Fictitious character.) Women cat owners. Women detectives. Mystery Fiction. Virginia. Fiction. Brown, Sneaky Pie, 1982-, author. Mrs. Murphy mystery ; 26.