"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.
This is a long-run cozy mystery series starring one of my favorite fictional cats, Mrs. Murphy. It's the 25th book in her series!
Synopsis from Goodreads...
In this fast-paced mystery by Rita Mae Brown and her feline co-author Sneaky Pie Brown, Mary Minor “Harry” Haristeen and her animal friends seek to solve a whodunit rooted in eighteenth-century Virginia—uncovering a shocking secret that refuses to stay buried.
TALL TAIL
At any moment a perfect summer day in Crozet, Virginia—nestled within the Blue Ridge Mountains—might turn stormy and tempestuous, as Harry knows too well when a squall suddenly sweeps in. In a blink, Harry’s pickup nearly collides with a careening red car that then swerves into a ditch. Harry recognizes the dead driver slumped over the vehicle’s steering wheel: Barbara Leader was nurse and confidante to former Virginia governor Sam Holloway.
Though Barbara’s death is ruled a heart attack, dissenting opinions abound. After all, she was the picture of health, which gives Harry and her four-legged companions pause. A baffling break-in at a local business leads Harry to further suspect that a person with malevolent intent lurks just out of sight: Something evil is afoot.
As it happens, Barbara died in the shadow of the local cemetery’s statue of the Avenging Angel. Just below that imposing funereal monument lie the remains of one Francisco Selisse, brutally murdered in 1784. Harry’s present-day sleuthing draws her back to Virginia’s slave-holding past and the hunt for Selisse’s killer. Now it’s up to Harry and her furry detectives—Mrs. Murphy, Pewter, and Tee Tucker—to expose the bitter truth, even if it means staring into the unforgiving eyes of history and cornering a callous killer poised to pounce.
Publisher: Bantam
Release Date: May 2016
What books are you waiting for?
I love Rita Mae Brown's books, but haven't yet read the Sneaky Pie Brown ones...I'm very tempted! Thanks for sharing. Here's mine: “IT ENDS WITH US”
ReplyDeleteI need to give this series another try. I read one and it didn't quite click with me but this one sounds really fun!
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ReplyDeleteWow, 25th ij the series! That's long running. Sounds good and nice cover!
ReplyDeleteAlright, should I find this adorable? Bc I totally do! �� Here's mine : http://editingeverything.com/blog/2016/04/06/wow-michael-met-mina/
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