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      Claws and Effect

      by Rita Mae Brown
      Published
      Feb 2001
      Main Genre
      Amateur Sleuth Amateur Sleuth
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      336
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      A Mrs. Murphy Mystery Book 9

      About This Book

      Winter puts tiny Crozet, Virginia, in a deep freeze and everyone seems to be suffering from the winter blahs, including postmistress Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen. So all are ripe for the juicy gossip coming out of Crozet Hospital--until the main source of that gossip turns up dead. It's not like Harry to resist a mystery, and she soon finds the hospital a hotbed of ego, jealousy, and illicit love. But it's tiger cat Mrs. Murphy, roaming the netherworld of Crozet Hospital, who sniffs out a secret that dates back to the Underground Railroad. Then Harry is attacked and a doctor is executed in cold blood. Soon only a quick-witted cat and her animal pals feline Pewter and corgi Tee Tucker stand between Harry and a coldly calculating killer with a prescription for murder.

      Series Placement

      Book 9
      🟡 Mostly Standalone
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      Amateur Sleuth

      Themes

      Comedy / Humor Small Town

      Characters & Occupations

      Animals Women Sleuths

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      First Edition Feb 2002 Bantam ISBN13 9780553580907 ISBN10 0553580906
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      Jan 2001 Recorded Books ISBN13 9780788754623 ISBN10 0788754629
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      Nov 2001 Thorndike Press ISBN13 9780786234844 ISBN10 0786234849
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