Murder at Monticello: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery
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| Rating | : | 4.45 (974 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B000FC1MB4 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 218 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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Mary Minor ("Harry") Haristeen, postmistress of nearby Crozet, Va., and other friends of Monticello search for the man's identity in historical and genealogical papers, unaware that their investigations will bring them perilously close to a modern secret so closely guarded that someone has already killed to protect it. "You know, humans believe in things that aren't real. Once again, Mrs. Murphy, a gray tiger, teams up with Welsh corgi Tee Tucker, fat cat Pewter and her ex-mate, tomcat Paddy Murphy, to bring to light a set of long lost journals linking
That hasn't stopped the good people of tiny Crozet, Virginia, from taking pride in every aspect of Thomas Jefferson's life. Murphy, and her canine and feline friends attempt to sniff out a modern-day killer. Murphy and corgi Tee Tucker will stick their paws into the darker mysteries of human nature to solve murders old and new—before curiosity can kill the cat—and Harry Haristeen.From the Paperback edition.. Mrs. Murphy digs into Virginia history—and gets her paws on a killer.The most popular citizen of Virginia has been dead for nearly 170 years. But when an archaeological dig of the slave quarters at Jefferson's h
J. Johnson said A lot of cursing for a talking animal book.. This is my first book in the series, and I found the mystery part interesting. But the amount of cursing surprised me. It just didn’t seem to help the story, having animals swear. For people who like a lot of cursing, I can’t imagine they’d be interested in talking animals, and vice versa. T. A little flawed I enjoy the Mrs Murphey series on the whole, although I've found lately, that I don't always read through all of the animal "dialogue" like I did with the first few books; which of course makes it much faster reading! I particularly enjoy the display of equestian knowledge, because I've taken dressage lessons. "The books subtitle, "Old Sins" is correct." according to James A. White. This, like all of the other Mrs. Murphy mysteries, was very entertaining and was an exciting read. There are a few problems, however. The author expects us to know Thomas Jefferson's entire life history, all of his relatives, all of his slaves, and everything ever written about Monticello. Raise you hand if y