Feline Fatale

A Mrs. Murphy Mystery

By: Rita Mae Brown

Narrated by: Kate Forbes

Politicians fight like cats and dogs, but when things take a deadly turn at the Virginia House of Delegates, Mary Minor “Harry” Haristeen calls on her beloved pets to help her crack the case and stop the fur from flying in this latest mystery from Rita Mae Brown and her feline co-author Sneaky Pie Brown.

Spring flowers may be about to bloom in Crozet, Virginia, but Harry is thinking about snow. Her dear friend Ned Tucker is in the House of Delegates, advocating for a bill to improve road clearing during bad weather, and Harry and Ned’s wife, Susan, have gone down to the statehouse to support him. Tensions are high between political parties, and no one can agree on anything for long enough to get something done.

The bill’s chief detractor is the glamorous Amanda Fields, a former newscaster turned delegate whose flair for the dramatic has earned her a formidable reputation—and made her more than a few enemies. Amanda’s claws-out approach to politics might have some of her colleagues wishing she was dead, but the statehouse is rocked when one of the young pages who assists the delegates dies under mysterious circumstances.

Could his death be related to the political infighting? Or is something even more sinister threatening the lives of Virginia’s finest representatives? With help from her feline sidekicks, Mrs. Murphy and Pewter, as well as Tee Tucker the corgi and Irish Greyhound Pirate, Harry is determined to find the answers and restore order once more to the Capitol.

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Politics

I listen to these books to escape real life, especially in the times of such catastrophic political stress. So when I discovered immediately that this book was taking me into the same situation I was trying to escape. I almost returned the book without finishing it.

Few reg. Characters

Felt unfamiliar. Not enough of the 4 legged s like Mrs Murphy, Simon, Tucker, Pirate, king rat, the two beautiful gal friends

Revival of Morse Code

An excellent snapshot of state politics in VA. I loved the use of the code to solve the mystery.

wonderful as always

storytelling was great, fresh storyline, awesome characters. can't wait for the next one! loved having Mrs Hoggendobber return

bit of a departure for Rita Mae Brown.

There were a lot of twists in this particular however.
However, several of the twists were never truly completed. Which kind of left me a little wanting. Usually the ending is much more locked down.Then then this particular was but maybe that's indications of another novel coming soon