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Mrs. Murphy Series

33 primary works • 40 total works
Mary Minor Haristeen, a postmistress and her cat, Mrs. Murphy, in Crozet, Virginia:

Book 1

Wish You Were Here
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3.83 · 12426 Ratings · 730 Reviews · published 1990 · 32 editions
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    Book 2

    Rest in Pieces
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    3.98     · 5303 Ratings · 249 Reviews · published 1992 · 25 editions
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    Book 3

    Murder at Monticello
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    3.88     · 5235 Ratings · 249 Reviews · published 1994 · 34 editions
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    Book 4

    Pay Dirt
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    3.95     · 4149 Ratings · 159 Reviews · published 1995 · 30 editions
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    Book 5

    Murder, She Meowed
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    4.00     · 4773 Ratings · 184 Reviews · published 1996 · 30 editions
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    Book 6

    Murder on the Prowl
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    3.95     · 3616 Ratings · 152 Reviews · published 1998 · 1 edition
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    Book 7

    Cat on the Scent
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    3.91     · 3687 Ratings · 172 Reviews · published 1999 · 28 editions
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    Book 8

    Pawing Through the Past
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    3.94     · 3371 Ratings · 160 Reviews · published 2000 · 29 editions
    Pawing Through the Past: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery

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    Book 9

    Claws and Effect
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    3.94     · 3501 Ratings · 146 Reviews · published 2001 · 2 editions
    CLAWS AND EFFECT

    Winter puts tiny Crozet, Virginia,…

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    Book 10

    Catch as Cat Can
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    3.92     · 3497 Ratings · 135 Reviews · published 2002 · 28 editions
    Spring fever comes to the small town of Crozet, Vi…

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    Book 11

    The Tail of the Tip-Off
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    3.93     · 3085 Ratings · 128 Reviews · published 2003 · 23 editions
    Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen and her sleuthing pet…

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    Book 12

    Whisker of Evil
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    3.95     · 3103 Ratings · 152 Reviews · published 2004 · 27 editions
    It's a summer full of turbulence for small-town Cr…

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    Book 13

    Cat's Eyewitness
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    3.90     · 2964 Ratings · 141 Reviews · published 2005 · 33 editions
    It’s no secret that cats are a mystery writer’s be…

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    Book 14

    Sour Puss
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    3.82     · 2916 Ratings · 181 Reviews · published 2006 · 21 editions
    In this latest whodunit, Rita Mae Brown and her fe…

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    Book 15

    Puss 'N Cahoots
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    3.84     · 2591 Ratings · 159 Reviews · published 2007 · 22 editions
    Instead of a proper second honeymoon, the newly re…

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    Book 16

    The Purrfect Murder
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    3.86     · 2657 Ratings · 187 Reviews · published 2008 · 27 editions
    New York Times bestselling authors Rita Mae Brown …

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    Book 17

    Santa Clawed
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    3.79     · 2749 Ratings · 256 Reviews · published 2008 · 1 edition
    Bestselling authors Rita Mae Brown and her feline …

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    Book 18

    Cat of the Century
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    3.73     · 2311 Ratings · 241 Reviews · published 2010 · 30 editions
    Acclaimed authors Rita Mae Brown and her feline pa…

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    Book 19

    Hiss of Death
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    3.72     · 2295 Ratings · 283 Reviews · published 2011 · 24 editions
    Beloved authors Rita Mae Brown and her feline co-c…

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    Book 20

    The Big Cat Nap
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    3.76     · 2352 Ratings · 253 Reviews · published 2012 · 20 editions
    To celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the belo…

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    Book 21

    Sneaky Pie for President
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    3.04     · 934 Ratings · 164 Reviews · published 2012 · 15 editions
    Finally, a candidate representing all Americans—bo…

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    Book 22

    The Litter of the Law
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    3.79     · 2146 Ratings · 301 Reviews · published 2013 · 19 editions
    Rita Mae Brown collaborates with feline co-author …

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    Book 23

    Nine Lives to Die
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    3.94     · 1958 Ratings · 241 Reviews · published 2014 · 15 editions
    Winter has come to Crozet, Virginia, bringing with…

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    Book 24

    Tail Gait
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    3.99     · 1974 Ratings · 243 Reviews · published 2015 · 15 editions
    Spring has sprung in Crozet, Virginia—a time for o…

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    Book 25

    Tall Tail
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    3.94     · 1811 Ratings · 258 Reviews · published 2016 · 14 editions
    In this fast-paced mystery by Rita Mae Brown and h…

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    Book 26

    A Hiss Before Dying
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    3.90     · 1550 Ratings · 209 Reviews · published 2017 · 9 editions
    Rita Mae Brown and her feline co-author Sneaky Pie…

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    Book 27

    Probable Claws
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    3.84     · 1492 Ratings · 208 Reviews · published 2018 · 10 editions
    Rita Mae Brown and her feline co-author Sneaky Pie…

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    Book 28

    Whiskers in the Dark
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    3.83     · 1489 Ratings · 239 Reviews · published 2019 · 9 editions
    Death stalks the Blue Ridge Mountains as a centuri…

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    Book 29

    Furmidable Foes
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    3.87     · 1274 Ratings · 172 Reviews · published 2020 · 9 editions
    Spring arrives in northern Virginia, and as the gr…

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    Book 30

    Claws for Alarm: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery
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    3.86     · 1279 Ratings · 156 Reviews · published 2022 · 8 editions
    Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen gets a little help fr…

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    Book 31

    Hiss and Tell
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    3.81     · 1156 Ratings · 159 Reviews · published 2023 · 7 editions
    When a series of mysterious deaths spoil the Chris…

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    Book 32

    Feline Fatale
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    3.42     · 579 Ratings · 146 Reviews · published 2024 · 5 editions
    Politicians fight like cats and dogs, but when thi…

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    Book 33

    Sealed with a Hiss
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    4.02     · 751 Ratings · 84 Reviews · published 2025 · 5 editions
    When a decades-forgotten car bobs to the surface o…

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    Book 1-3

    Three Mrs. Murphy Mysteries: Wish You Were Here; Rest in Pieces; Murder at Monticello
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    4.19     · 176 Ratings · 12 Reviews · published 2003 · 3 editions
    Rita Mae Brown and her inseparable co-author, that…

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    Book 4-6

    Three More Mrs. Murphy Mysteries in One Volume: Pay Dirt; Murder, She Meowed; and Murder on the Prowl
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    4.25     · 79 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2005 · 2 editions
    Following up on the success of the first Rita Mae …

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    Book 7-9

    The Third Three Mrs. Murphy Mysteries in One Volume: Cat on the Scent; Pawing Through the Past; Claws and Effect
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    4.39     · 71 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2007 · 2 editions
    Rita Mae Brown and her literary feline sidekick Sn…

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    Book 3-4

    Mord in Monticello / Virus im Netz
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    0.00     · 2 editions
    Paperback Wunderlich Taschenbuch German

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    Book 5-6

    Herz Dame sticht / Tödliches Beileid. Zwei Fälle für Mrs. Murphy. (Murder she meowed/Murder on the prowl
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    4.17     · 6 Ratings · published 2002 · 1 edition
    Murder she meowed -- Murder on the prowl

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    Book 8-9

    Mord auf Rezept / Rache auf leisen Pfoten. Zwei Bestseller in einem Band (Pawing Through the Past/Claws and Effect
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    4.50     · 6 Ratings · 1 edition
    Im netten Städtchen Crozet, Virginia, ist es bitte…

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    Book 1-2

    Zwei Fälle für Mrs. Murphy. Schade, daß du nicht tot bist. Ruhe in Fetzen. (Wish You Were Here/Rest In Pieces)
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    4.56     · 9 Ratings · 1 edition
    'Schade, daß du nicht tot bist':
    Mary Minor "Harry…

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