Mrs. Murphy Mysteries (Hardcover): A Hiss Before Dying (Hardcover)(Large Print)

from ljbryant

This novel holds two stories, set in two very different times -- early America, while the Articles of Confederation were in force, and modern day. There are several pieces that tie the two times together (a slave chit on a modern-day murder victim, for example). Stories are told from the point of...

from drsyko

This is another winner in this long running series, although I preferred the historical story more than the modern one. All of the usual suspects are present in both tales, along with the usual formula of Harry stumbling across a murder. What was different is that Harry doesn't actively try to in...

from drebbles

It is autumn 2016 and in Crozet Virginia people are beginning to prep for the long winter ahead. Mary Minor "Harry" Harristeen certainly has enough chores to do as well as her work on various committees but Harry being Harry, she can't help getting involved when not one but two bodies turn up. Ha...

from LadyoftheLodge

It is fall in Virginia and things are gearing up for fall traditions. However, finding dead bodies is not part of the fall fun! Rita Mae Brown again presents a novel that skates back and forth between present and past. As usual, the animals are involved and add to the interest of the novel. I esp...

from margitc

I do enjoy the Sneaky Pie Brown books, especially the ones, like A Hiss Before Dying, that include a parallel story from early America. For me, it's nostalgic since I spent my elementary years in southern Virginia and, of course, learned a lot of American history there. But foremost, the books te...