| International Standard Book Number |
9780593130094 (hardcover)
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| International Standard Book Number |
059313009X (hardcover)
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| Personal Name |
Brown, Rita Mae. author.
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| Title Statement |
Claws for alarm : a Mrs. Murphy mystery bk. 30 / Rita Mae Brown & Sneaky Pie Brown ; illustrated by Michael Gellatly.
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| Edition Statement |
First edition.
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| Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice |
New York : Bantam Books, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2021.
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| Physical Description |
xviii, 249 pages : black and white illustrations ; 25 cm.
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| Series Statement |
Mrs. Murphy mystery ; bk. 30
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| Summary, Etc. |
"A thrilling new tale from New York Times bestselling author Rita Mae Brown and her feline co-author Sneaky Pie Brown. Death stalks the Blue Ridge Mountains once again and Mary Minor "Harry" Harristeen, along with her beloved cats, is on the case"-- Provided by publisher.
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| Summary, Etc. |
Pharamond “Fair” Haristeen is known throughout Crozet, Virginia, as a good horse vet and a better man. So when Benjamin Wagner, a new vet in town, is found dead in his unopened clinic, local police turn to Fair for help getting to the bottom of things. Fair quickly realizes Ben’s clinic has been robbed of ketamine, used by doctors as a horse tranquilizer but also a popular recreational drug. Then Fair’s own ketamine goes missing from the back of his truck. Was Ben killed for his supply? Or was he mixed up in something bigger? Meanwhile, Candida Perez, one of Crozet’s oldest and most beloved citizens, is found dead at her desk. Not so alarming, given her ninety years of life. But the bickering of her children, Ballard and Constance, over her will and the family’s valuable collection of historical letters threatens to drive the rest of the town to madness. Harry tries to play peacemaker, but the bad blood between the two siblings runs deep. Just how far will they take their family squabble? With a little aid from hungry helpers Tee Tucker the corgi and sweet puppy Pirate, as well as feline sleuths Mrs. Murphy and Pewter, Harry and Fair team up to restore justice—and maybe a little peace and quiet—to Crozet.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Haristeen, Harry (Fictitious character) Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Murphy, Mrs. (Fictitious character) Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Women detectives Virginia Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Women cat owners Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Murder Investigation Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Cats Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term |
Virginia Fiction.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Detective and mystery fiction.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Mystery fiction.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Brown, Sneaky Pie, 1982- author.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Gellatly, Michael. illustrator.
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