The Purrfect Murder (Mrs. Murphy Mysteries)
by Rita Mae Brown
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Author: Rita Mae BrownEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-01-27
ISBN: 0553586831
Number of pages: 368
Publisher: Bantam
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Book Review: Not really perfect...
Summary: 3 Stars
This seems to me to be one of the weakest yet of the Mrs. Murphy mysteries, perhaps because Murphy and her sidekicks, Pewter and Tucker, don't really have that much to do with solving it. It also addresses a divisive and controversial subject--abortion--because the first victim is a respected ob/gyn who does "terminations" on the side. (Not that that's unusual: Brown's pattern generally seems to be to throw in some kind of let's-stir-up-a-bit-of-debate issue in the course of each book, but it doesn't usually have such a central connection to the plot.) On the other hand, the real mystery--the murder of "come-here" (a Virginia term for outlanders) Carla Paulson, of which architect Tazio Chappers is accused after she's found standing over the fresh corpse with a knife in her hand--is much more compelling and sympathetic than that of the doctor, and since Tazio is a friend of Harry Haristeen's, of course you know she's going to try to find out who really done it. (Interestingly, she's not alone as usual: the very day after the murder, a group of ten, including local doyenne Big Mim Sanburne, gathers to plot ways to provide a legal fund for Tazio and prove her innocence.) The ending provides a couple of unexpected twists, and while they don't have as much to do as usual, the three animals *do* discover some important clues and are delightfully portrayed at play with each other and with Reverend Herb Jones's feline trio. I wouldn't recommend this volume as your introduction to the series, but it's not without its merits.
Summary of The Purrfect Murder (Mrs. Murphy Mysteries)
It?s autumn in cozy, idyllic Crozet, Virginia?a time for golden days, crisp nights?and murder. Mrs. Carla Paulson is one of the diamond-encrusted ?come-here? set who has descended on Crozet with plenty of wealth and no feeling for country ways. She?s determined to make her new house the envy of all her well-heeled friends?and enemies ?and she?s hired architect Tazio Chappers to build it. From the start, the project?and Mrs. Paulson?are a major headache for all involved. But no one could foresee that it would end with Mrs. Paulson stabbed to death at a gala fund-raiser with Harry?s friend Tazio standing over her, holding the knife. Now Harry must solve what seems to everyone else an open-and-shut case. Her four-legged partners ?sleuthing cats Mrs. Murphy and Pewter and corgi Tee Tucker?see it Harry?s way. But will they have to choose between catching the purrfect killer and saving Harry?Literature & Fiction Books
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