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Summary: It is a well written novel. I couldn't put it down!
Review: I think that Rita Mae Brown and Sneaky Pie Brown really out did themselves on this one.I loved this book,more than any other in the Mrs.Murphy series.I could relate alot better to "Murder on the Prowl"seeing as I'm 18 years old and this one had a wider cast of younger members.I think anyone who enjoys mysteries,young or old,will appriciate this one,and enjoy it just as much! iti
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Summary: Tried this series and liked it.
Review: I'd recently read about the author who collaborates with her cat, so when I saw this book in the new arrivals section, I decided to give the series a try. I thought the illustrations charming and the mystery interesting. I liked the way the authors gave us plenty of warning that the killer is definitely Not Nice (I'm not giving anything away here because several characters turn out to be Not Nice). I approve of the fact that Harry is in no hurry to get back with her ex-husband. I don't care about his reason for the affair. I don't care about his claim that he still loves her. Sexually transmitted diseases are a reality and condoms are not foolproof. Fair didn't just betray Harry, he put her health and life at risk when he chose to commit adultery. Now he's asking for sex before she feels ready to marry him again? The guy may be learning, but he's still putting himself first. Until he loves her more than his pleasure, she should keep him at arm's length. Anyway, I'm looking forward to reading the earlier books. It was a risk buying the hardcover of a series I didn't know, but I think I got my money's worth. [note to the publisher: before you put out the paperback, please check that chapter (don't have my copy with me, sorry) that starts by describing the sheriff's stubble against the original manuscript. The chapter mentions the contrast between the color of his beard and hair, but they're both described as (light?) brown, so that's probably a mistake.]
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Summary: Sneaky Pie and Rita Mae got another hit on their paws.
Review: If your a fan of Sneaky Pie and Rita Mae Brown you will not be disappointed with this book. It has all the usual characters and the usual twists and turns. But its top dog and cat of a mystery.
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Summary: A really fun to read mystery
Review: In Cozet, Virginia, the best kept secret is that all the animals fully comprehend English to the point of being able to talk to each other and read the language. Humans are unaware of this ability. When the headmaster of a local school, a film director, and a female assistant are all murdered, Mary Minor "Harry" Harristeen and her two cats (Mrs. Murphy and Pewter) and her dog (Tucker), independently investigate the killings. Rita Mae Brown with the help from her own feline, Sneaky Pie Brown, demonstrates why she is such a popular author. She creates an exciting mystery series that deftly anthropomorphizes animals so that readers believe in the fantasy world she has devised. MURDER ON THE PROWL is a particularly well constructed mystery that is a brilliant blending of The Lady And The Tramp with Ms. Jessica Fletcher. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: Fascinating, engrossing, and hilarious
Review: In Crozet, Virginia, the sleazy headmaster of the private school gets a nasty surprise when someone puts his obituary in the newspaper (false of course). Sometime after, his best friend also gets one sent to him. As predicted, they both are eventually murdered. The problem comes in when there are suspects, but little motive for murder. Mrs. Murphy and her partners decide to do some of their own investigating. The results are comical. Excellent plot overall. I just wish Rita Mae Brown had gone into more detail of the cause of the headmaster's death. There was little said about it. Despite a strange motive for the murders, the story is an enjoyable romp.
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Summary: A bad joke.
Review: It is a good thing I didn't bother with the 15 reviews preceeding mine before I read through this book. As of this date the majority of those who have read these reviews and bothered to vote on them have not found any of them helpful even though the book has received a perfect, stellar, rating. And it is also a rather good thing that I am able to get this "mystery" series in the paperback swap section of my local library. It certainly isn't worth spending good money on. Rita is the only mystery author I know of who has the audacity and mendacity to give a sales pitch for merchanise tie-ins at the end of every book in her series. Bad form. Just exactly who is dear Rita trying to kid with the likes of Jody Miller? Jody's behavior is at the very least outragious and nobody bothers to find out why. Nor is there any indication that serious efforts were made to find out who really gave her that shiner. It must really be nice being a juvenile delinquent in Rita's version of Crozet.
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Summary: I have all of the Mrs. Murphy series.
Review: Ms. Brown's characters, including the humans, are believable and warm. At the risk of sounding as if I need a life - they're people I would like to know. I've read all of Ms. Brown's books, most of them I've read over and over. I have all of the Mrs. Murphy series. I eagerly look for all of Ms. Brown's titles, but they're not easy to find in Ohio.
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Summary: Entertaining Characters Enhance Lightweight Mystery
Review: MURDER ON THE PROWL is one of the better novels in Rita Mae Brown's popular "Mrs. Murphy" series, and like all books in the series it is set in Crozet, Virginia--a small town where cats and dogs occasionally set out to help their humans solve whatever murders occur in their midst, which in this story center around a private highschool. The premise is extremely whimsical, and the plot is scarcely the tightly structured creation found in classic detective and mystery fiction; in fact, most readers could safely float a battleship through some of the holes. But even so, Brown's talent for creating entertaining, likable characters makes for an extremely enjoyable read, and if you're able to accept the premise and overlook the plot's foolishness you'll have an extremely good time.
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Summary: Catching Up With My Favorite Mystery Cat
Review: My Grandma didn't like books with naughty language and excess sex. In the '80s, I started to read different mystery series that I thought she would like and the Mrs. Murphy books fit the bill. Even though Grandma's gone, I still read the Mrs. Murphy books because I'm hooked on this lightweight, but cute series by Rita Mae Brown [and Sneaky Pie Brown]. Murder On The Prowl, the sixth book featuring 'Harry' Haristeen, postmistress of Crozet, Virginia, and her very talented companion animals, is not the best book in the series, but is still an entertaining read. St. Elizabeth's, Crozet's private high school, is the focus of the multiple mysteries in this story. Film classes, false obituaries, field hockey, high tech car washes, and halloween dances are some of the things that occupy the time of our now familiar cast of characters. It has never been difficult to accept the fact that the animals can communicate with each other or that they solve the mystery before the humans do. My biggest complaint involves the poison used on the second murder victim. Malathion can't kill people in the way it supposedly did in the book. That out of the way, I recommend that you read Murder On The Prowl and the 5 previous Mrs. Murphy mysteries.
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Summary: Catching Up With My Favorite Mystery Cat
Review: My Grandma didn't like books with naughty language and excess sex. In the '80s, I started to read different mystery series that I thought she would like and the Mrs. Murphy books fit the bill. Even though Grandma's gone, I still read the Mrs. Murphy books because I'm hooked on this lightweight, but cute series by Rita Mae Brown [and Sneaky Pie Brown]. Murder On The Prowl, the sixth book featuring 'Harry' Haristeen, postmistress of Crozet, Virginia, and her very talented companion animals, is not the best book in the series, but is still an entertaining read. St. Elizabeth's, Crozet's private high school, is the focus of the multiple mysteries in this story. Film classes, false obituaries, field hockey, high tech car washes, and halloween dances are some of the things that occupy the time of our now familiar cast of characters. It has never been difficult to accept the fact that the animals can communicate with each other or that they solve the mystery before the humans do. My biggest complaint involves the poison used on the second murder victim. Malathion can't kill people in the way it supposedly did in the book. That out of the way, I recommend that you read Murder On The Prowl and the 5 previous Mrs. Murphy mysteries.
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