TY  - BOOK
AU  - Brown,Rita Mae
AU  - Brown,Sneaky Pie
AU  - Gellatly,Michael
TI  - A hiss before dying: a Mrs. Murphy mystery 
T2  - Mrs. Murphy
SN  - 9780553392494
AV  - PS3552.R698 H57 2017
U1  - 813/.54 23
PY  - 2017///]
CY  - New York
PB  - Bantam Books
KW  - Haristeen, Harry (Fictitious character)
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Murphy, Mrs. (Fictitious character)
KW  - Women detectives
KW  - Virginia
KW  - Women cat owners
KW  - Cats
KW  - FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - FICTION / Humorous
KW  - FICTION / Suspense
KW  - Detective and mystery fiction
KW  - lcgft
N2  - Features a unique circle of Southern sleuths. Autumn is in the air in a Blue Ridge Mountain community in 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. 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 Shot Heard Round the World pales 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.--Adapted from publisher information; "A current contemporary mystery exploring wild animal poaching counterpointed with a historical narrative set in America's post-revolutionary past, featuring the characters readers embraced in Tail Gait and Tall Tail"--Provided by publisher
ER  -