Rita Mae Brown
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"To celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the beloved Mrs. Murphy mystery series, Rita Mae Brown and her intrepid feline co-author Sneaky Pie Brown return with a charming claw-biting tale starring Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen. Of course prowling faithfully at Harry's side are the sleuthing cats Mrs. Murphy, ever wise, and Pewter, reliably cranky and always primed with a razor-sharp quip. Fiercely loyal and on the alert, corgi Tee Tucker is also never...
63) Bingo
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English
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"Two elderly widows, Julia and Louise Hunsenmeir, fight over Ed Tutweiler, while Julia's daughter, Nickel, faces her own battles to save the local newspaper from corporate takeover and understand her own sexuality."--from NoveList.
64) High hearts
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In her most recent New York Times bestseller, Rita Mae Brown tells the story of Geneva Chatfield and Nash Hart, who are married just five days before the South secedes from the Union. To stay with her husband, spirited Geneva cuts her hair, dons a uniform and joins the cavalry. High Hearts is Rita Mae Brown's breakthrough novel, rich in adventures and memorable characters.
65) Venus envy
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At 35, Mary Frazier is a sophisticated woman with a thriving art gallery, a healthy bank balance, and an enviable social position. Lying in a hospital bed with her life expectancy measured in hours, she writes letters to her closest family and friends telling them what she thinks of them and about herself.
68) Sudden death
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1983.
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English
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Explores the relationship of two women. One is a tennis champion on the international women's tennis circuit and the other is a professor of Greek religion.
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Mrs. Murphy mystery volume 17
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2009.
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English
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Harry and her husband, Fair, have gone to fetch a Christmas tree at the tree farm run by The Brothers of Love, a semimonastic organization that tends to AIDS patients, when they find the tree they've chosen grimly decorated with a dead body. Can Harry, the sleuthing cats Mrs. Murphy and Pewter, and corgi Tee Tucker save the season from a killjoy who's decided to gift the festive little town of Crozet, Virginia, with murder?
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[1997]
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English
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Biography of lesbian American novelist Rita Mae Brown, who wrote such bestsellers as "Rubyfruit Jungle," "Bingo," and "Venus Envy," discussing her childhood in the South as an adoptee, her outspokeness in the early days of the women's movement, and her relationship with tennis player Martina Navratilova.
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Mrs. Murphy mystery volume 07
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[2006]
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English
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Crozet, Virginia, is a pretty sleepy place, but during a Civil War reenactment, murder occurs, and postmistress and amateur sleuth Harry Harristeen and her three pets are soon on the prowl looking for the killer.
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[2007]
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English
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The famous Saddlebred show in Shelbyville, Kentucky, is the perfect opportunity for remarried newlyweds Harry and Fair Haristeen to finally go on their long-delayed (second) honeymoon--a chance to combine business and pleasure, as well as to drop in on some old friends. Mrs. Murphy (a tabby cat), Tucker (a Corgi), and Pewter (a fat gray kitty) are all along for the trip as well, and when their hosts are robbed the very first day they arrive, Mrs....
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Mrs. Murphy mystery volume 11
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2003
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English
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A Dead body is found in the parking lot during a basketball game.