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Rita Mae Brown





Rita Mae Brown

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in Hanover, Pennsylvania, The United States
November 28, 1944

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Rita Mae Brown is a prolific American writer, most known for her mysteries and other novels (Rubyfruit Jungle). She is also an Emmy-nominated screenwriter.


Average rating: 3.76 · 56,108 ratings · 2,943 reviews · 66 distinct works · Similar authors
Rubyfruit Jungle
3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 12,584 ratings — published 1973 — 26 editions
Wish You Were Here (Mrs. Mu...
3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 4,475 ratings — published 1990 — 15 editions
Rest in Pieces
3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 2,011 ratings — published 1992 — 11 editions
Murder at Monticello
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3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 2,025 ratings — published 1994 — 16 editions
Murder, She Meowed (Mrs. Mu...
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3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 1,927 ratings — published 1996 — 15 editions
Pay Dirt (Mrs. Murphy, #4)
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3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 1,691 ratings — published 1995 — 11 editions
Claws and Effect (Mrs. Murp...
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3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 1,508 ratings — published 2001 — 14 editions
Cat on the Scent
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3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 1,498 ratings — published 1999 — 12 editions
Catch as Cat Can  (Mrs. Mur...
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3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 1,571 ratings — published 2002 — 17 editions
Murder on the Prowl (Mrs. M...
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3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 1,462 ratings — published 1998 — 13 editions
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Wish You Were Here Rest in Pieces Murder at Monticello Pay Dirt Murder, She Meowed Murder on the Prowl Cat on the Scent
Mrs. Murphy (21 books)
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3.7912397367171065 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 29,474 ratings
Outfoxed Hotspur Full Cry The Hunt Ball The Hounds and the Fury The Tell-tale Horse Hounded to Death
"Sister" Jane (8 books)
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3.7986366019926585 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 3,814 ratings
Six of One Bingo Loose Lips The Sand Castle
Runnymede (4 books)
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3.8386524822695036 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 2,820 ratings
A Nose for Justice Murder Unleashed
Mags Rogers (2 books)
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3.2338593974175036 of 5 stars 3.23 avg rating — 697 ratings

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“The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four people is suffering from a mental illness. Look at your 3 best friends. If they're ok, then it's you.”
Rita Mae Brown

“Sorrow is how we learn to love. Your heart isn't breaking. It hurts because it's getting larger. The larger it gets, the more love it holds.”
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“I think the reward for conformity is that everyone likes you except yourself.”
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