Rita Mae Brown and her feline co-author Sneaky Pie Brown return to Albemarle County, Virgina, as tangled mysteries past and present converge in the bestselling Mrs. Murphy series.
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โAs feline collaborators go, you couldnโt ask for better than Sneaky Pie Brown.โโThe New York Times Book Review
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With the New Year just around the corner, winter has transformed the cozy Blue Ridge Mountain community of Crozet, Virginia, into a living snow globe. Itโs the perfect setting for Mary Minor โHarryโ Haristeen to build a new work shed designed by her dear friend, local architect Gary Gardner. But the natural serenity is shattered when out of the blue, right in front of Harry and Deputy Cynthia Cooper, and in broad daylight, Gary is shot to death by a masked motorcyclist.
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Outraged by the brazen murder, Harry begins to burrow into her friendโs pastโand unearths a pattern of destructive greed reaching far back into Virginiaโs post-Revolutionary history. When Harry finds incriminating evidence, the killer strikes again.
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Heedless of her own safety, Harry follows a trail of clues to a construction site in Richmond, where the discovery of mysterious remains has recently halted work. Aided as always by her loyal, if opinionated, companions, crime-solving cats Mrs. Murphy and Pewter, and Tee Tucker the Corgi, Harry hunts for a link between the decades-old dead, the recently violently deceasedโand ancient secrets that underlie everything. And while other deaths are narrowly averted in a flurry of fur, the killer remains at largeโever more desperate and dangerous. The deep-rooted legacy of corruption thatโs been exposed can never be buried again. But if Harry keeps pursuing the terrible truth, she may be digging her own grave.
Praise for Probable Claws
โSeries fans will know exactly what to expect: animals who talk to one another, [Rita Mae] Brownโs personal views on an array of topics, and a healthy dose of Virginia history.โโPublishers Weekly
โThe animal crew, joined by a surprising new addition, is in rare form. . . . Beautiful illustrations bring the pet personalities to life.โโKirkus Reviews