Whiskers In The Dark: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery

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Death stalks the Blue Ridge Mountains as a centuries-old mystery resurfaces and murder mars the lead-up to an annual beagle competition, in a thrilling new tale from Rita Mae Brown and her feline co-author Sneaky Pie Brown.As feline collaborators go, you couldnt ask for better than Sneaky Pie Brown.-The New York Times Book ReviewA massive noreaster has hit northern Virginia, where Mary Minor Harry Harristeen joins groundskeeping efforts at the National Beagle Club at Aldie as the date for its springtime Hounds for Heroes veterans benefit approaches. Harrys fellow volunteers, including her oldest friend, Susan Tucker, comprise a spirited group of hunting enthusiasts, some former service members themselves. But things take a sinister turn when, after a routine tree cleanup along the Clubs hunting trails, retired foreign services officer Jason Holzknect is found dead, throat slit from ear to ear. Soon enough, another murder in their midst jolts the preparations, convincing Harry that the killer is familiar with the Club-and must be close by, masked in plain sight.The intrigue extends to the grounds of Harrys beloved local church, where the identity of an eighteenth-century skeleton wearing precious pearls remains a mystery. The anonymous womans neck had been snapped, and marks on the grave where her body was secreted indicate that someone recently tried to remove it, leading Harry to question how well she really knows those around her.As always, Harrys crime-solving cats Mrs. Murphy and Pewter, and Tee Tucker the Corgi share her determination to sniff out the foes among friends, even those long buried. Harry will need her four-legged companions help more than ever: a ghostly beagle only they can see may hold the key to the culprit.