Rita Mae Brown
Rita Mae Brown collaborates with feline co-author Sneaky Pie Brown in a new mystery starring Mary Minor â€œHarryâ€ Haristeen, the curious cat detectives Mrs. Murphy and Pewter, and Tee Tucker, the valiant crime-solving corgi. Halloween arrives early this year to rural central Virginia, when a twisted killer will stop at nothing to protect a multimillion-dollar scheme., Â ,THE LITTER OF THE LAW,Â , Autumn has descended and crops are being harvested all over Crozet, Virginia, ideal conditions for a scenic drive for Harry and husband Fair. Bucolic views are all well and good, but Harryâ€™s nose for trouble leads her straight to a cornfieldâ€™s macabre scarecrowâ€”an all too real murder victim that frightens all but the noisy crows., Â , This accountantâ€™s gruesome death is only the first of many disturbing events in this normally pastoral corner of the world. While Harry tends her beloved grapes and sunflowers, a killer edges closerâ€”as does Harryâ€™s protective menagerie of animals., Â , Halloweenâ€™s approach brings with it bona fide terror and a beloved local tradition that threatens to become fatal. Rooting out the guilty in the treacherous center of a lucrative conspiracy requires Harryâ€™s farmerâ€™s wisdomâ€”along with the quick wits and extraordinary senses of Sneaky Pie, Pewter, and Tucker. A vicious murderer may know the lay of the land far better than Harry does, but thatâ€™s about to change. Itâ€™s up to her vigilant four-footed companions to make sure that the unearthing of this plot is not Harryâ€™s last act.,Praise for ,The Litter of the Law ,and the Mrs. Murphy mysteries,Â , â€œAs feline collaborators go, you couldnâ€™t ask for better than Sneaky Pie Brown.â€,â€”,The New York Times Book Review, , Â , â€œEnchanting . . . Brown demonstrates once again why sheâ€™s the queen of the talking animal cozy subgenre.â€,â€”,Publishers Weekly,
  ,Â ,
, â€œAs usual, the smart animals provide clues without getting in the way of the human interactions and plot. This is a strong addition to the popular series.â€,â€”,Booklist
Mystery,Fiction,Mystery,Cozy Mystery,Animals,Cats,Animals,Holiday,Halloween,Audiobook,Thriller,Mystery Thriller,Adult,Adult Fiction
The Litter of the Law