Tail Gait: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery

There€s nothing like a tail well told. Rita Mae Brown and her feline co-author Sneaky Pie Brown return with an all-new mystery featuring Mary Minor €œHarry€ Haristeen, crime-solving cats Mrs. Murphy and Pewter, and ever-faithful Tee Tucker the corgi.
 
TAIL GAIT
 
Spring has sprung in Crozet, Virginia€"a time for old friends to gather and bid farewell to the doldrums of winter. Harry and her husband, Fair, are enjoying a cozy dinner with some of the town€s leading citizens, including beloved University of Virginia history professor Greg €œGinger€ McConnell and several members of UVA€s celebrated 1959 football team. But beneath the cloak of conviviality lurks a sinister specter from the distant past that threatens to put all their lives in jeopardy.
 
When Professor McConnell is found murdered on the golf course the next day€"gunned down in broad daylight by an unseen killer€"no one can fathom a motive, let alone find a suspect. Just as Harry and her furry cohorts begin nosing into the case, however, a homeless UVA alum confesses to the crime. Trouble is, no one believes that the besotted former All-American could have done the foul deed€"especially after Mrs. Murphy, Pewter, and Tucker make another gruesome discovery.
 
As the questions surrounding Ginger€s death pile up, Harry€s search for answers takes her down the fascinating byways of Virginia€s Revolutionary past. The professor was something of a sleuth himself, it seems, and the centuries-old mystery he was unraveling may well have put a target on his back. As Harry edges closer to identifying an elusive killer, her animal companions sense danger€"and rally to find a way to keep Harry from disappearing into history.
 
Praise for the Mrs. Murphy mysteries
 
€œAs feline collaborators go, you couldn€t ask for better than Sneaky Pie Brown.€€"The New York Times Book Review

€œMrs. Murphy mysteries are fun, sweet, and beautifully adventurous.€€"Bustle
 
€œBrown [is] the queen of the talking animal cozy.€€"Publishers Weekly