The stories varied, but no one denied that Francisco had been stabbed to death.īig Rawly, the plantation on which this sordid event occurred, looked much as it did in 1784. Three other people stood in the room when it happened. Historians still puzzle over exactly how he was murdered. Lying underneath this imposing marble tomb rested the bones of Francisco Selisse, born January 12, 1731. His mouth set hard, his eyes piercing, he was not the promise of peace, repose, and eternal joy with the Almighty. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.įlaming sword in hand, the Avenging Angel, bestride a monumental tomb, looked over the rolling land toward the Blue Ridge Mountains. “Brown the queen of the talking animal cozy.” - Publishers Weekly Murphy mysteries are fun, sweet, and beautifully adventurous.” - Bustle “As feline collaborators go, you couldn’t ask for better than Sneaky Pie Brown.” -The New York Times Book Review Murphy Mysteries by Rita Mae Brown and Sneaky Pie Brown 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. Now it’s up to Harry and her furry detectives-Mrs. Harry’s present-day sleuthing draws her back to Virginia’s slave-holding past and the hunt for Selisse’s killer. Just below that imposing funereal monument lie the remains of one Francisco Selisse, brutally murdered in 1784. 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.Īs it happens, Barbara died in the shadow of the local cemetery’s statue of the Avenging Angel. After all, she was the picture of health, which gives Harry and her four-legged companions pause. Though Barbara’s death is ruled a heart attack, dissenting opinions abound. Harry recognizes the dead driver slumped over the vehicle’s steering wheel: Barbara Leader was nurse and confidante to former Virginia governor Sam Holloway. In a blink, Harry’s pickup nearly collides with a careening red car that then swerves into a ditch. 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.Īt 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.
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