Name: Whiskers in the Dark

Full name: Whiskers in the Dark: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery

Author: Rita Mae Brown
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Mystery

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9780425287187
0425287181		 Death stalks the Blue Ridge Mountains as a centuries-old mystery resurfaces and murder mars the lead-up to an annual beagle competition, in a thrilling new tale from Rita Mae Brown and her feline co-author Sneaky Pie Brown.

"As feline collaborators go, you couldn't ask for better than Sneaky Pie Brown."--The New York Times Book Review

A massive nor'easter has hit northern Virginia, where Mary Minor "Harry" Harristeen joins groundskeeping efforts at the National Beagle Club at Aldie as the date for its springtime Hounds for Heroes veterans' benefit approaches. Harry's fellow volunteers, including her oldest friend, Susan Tucker, comprise a spirited group of hunting enthusiasts, some former service members themselves. But things take a sinister turn when, after a routine tree cleanup along the Club's hunting trails, retired foreign services officer Jason Holzknect is found dead, throat slit from ear to ear. Soon enough, another murder in their midst jolts the preparations, convincing Harry that the killer is familiar with the Club--and must be close by, masked in plain sight.

The intrigue extends to the grounds of Harry's beloved local church, where the identity of an eighteenth-century skeleton wearing precious pearls remains a mystery. The anonymous woman's neck had been snapped, and marks on the grave where her body was secreted indicate that someone recently tried to remove it, leading Harry to question how well she really knows those around her.

As always, Harry's crime-solving cats Mrs. Murphy and Pewter, and Tee Tucker the Corgi share her determination to sniff out the foes among friends, even those long buried. Harry will need her four-legged companions' help more than ever: a ghostly beagle only they can see may hold the key to the culprit.
This book is part of the "Mrs. Murphy" series. Here are some other books from this series:
"Probable Claws"
First published in 2018
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"Tail Gait"
First published in 2015
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"Nine Lives to Die"
First published in 2014
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"The Litter of the Law"
First published in 2013
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"Hiss of Death"
First published in 2011
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"Cat of the Century"
First published in 2010
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"The Purrfect Murder"
First published in 2008
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"Santa Clawed"
First published in 2008
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"Puss 'n Cahoots"
First published in 2007
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"Sour Puss"
First published in 2006
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"Cat's Eyewitness"
First published in 2005
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"Whisker of Evil"
First published in 2004
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"The Tail of the Tip-Off"
First published in 2003
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"Catch as Cat Can"
First published in 2002
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"Claws and Effect"
First published in 2001
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"Pawing Through the Past"
First published in 2000
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"Cat on the Scent"
First published in 1999
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"Murder on the Prowl"
First published in 1998
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"Murder, She Meowed"
First published in 1996
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"Pay Dirt"
First published in 1995
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"Murder at Monticello"
First published in 1994
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"Rest in Pieces"
First published in 1992
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"Wish You Were Here"
First published in 1990
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"Tall Tail"
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"A Hiss Before Dying"
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Rest in Pieces by Rita Mae Brown
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Pay Dirt by Rita Mae Brown
Murder on the Prowl by Rita Mae Brown
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Claws and Effect by Rita Mae Brown
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