A hiss before dying: a Mrs. Murphy mystery
(Book)
"Rita Mae Brown and her feline co-author Sneaky Pie Brown are back chasing mystery with their unique circle of Southern sleuths. And though the changing colors of fall are a beauty to behold, this year the scattered leaves hide a grim surprise. Autumn is in the air in the Blue Ridge Mountain community of Crozet, Virginia--and all the traditions of the changing seasons are under way. Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen cleans her cupboards, her husband, Fair, prepares the horses for the shorter days ahead, and the clamorous barking of beagles signals the annual rabbit chase through the central Virginia hills. But the last thing the local beaglers and their hounds expect to flush out is a dead body. Disturbingly, it's the second corpse to turn up, after that of a missing truck driver too disfigured to identify. The deaths seem unrelated--until Harry picks up a trail of clues dating back to the state's post-Revolutionary past. The echoes of the Shot Heard Round the World pale in comparison to the dangerous shootout Harry narrowly escapes unscathed. Next time, it may be the killer who gets lucky. But not if Harry's furry friends Mrs. Murphy, Pewter, and Tucker can help it. Lending their sharp-nosed talents to the hunt, they'll help their mistress keep more lives from being lost--and right an injustice buried since the early days of America's independence. "As feline collaborators go, you couldn't ask for better than Sneaky Pie Brown."--The New York Times Book Review"--
"A Hiss Before Dying is a current contemporary mystery exploring wild animal poaching counterpointed with a historical narrative set in America's post-revolutionary past, featuring the characters readers embraced in Tail Gait and Tall Tail"--
Notes
Brown, R. M., & Brown, S. P. (2017). A hiss before dying: a Mrs. Murphy mystery. First edition. New York, Bantam Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Brown, Rita Mae and Sneaky Pie Brown. 2017. A Hiss Before Dying: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery. New York, Bantam Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Brown, Rita Mae and Sneaky Pie Brown, A Hiss Before Dying: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery. New York, Bantam Books, 2017.
MLA Citation (style guide)Brown, Rita Mae, and Sneaky Pie Brown. A Hiss Before Dying: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery. First edition. New York, Bantam Books, 2017.
Record Information
Last Sierra Extract Time | May 17, 2024 10:26:19 AM |
---|---|
Last File Modification Time | May 17, 2024 10:26:36 AM |
Last Grouped Work Modification Time | May 18, 2024 10:03:48 PM |
MARC Record
LEADER | 05704cam a2200709 i 4500 | ||
---|---|---|---|
001 | 957744659 | ||
003 | OCoLC | ||
005 | 20171103151900.0 | ||
008 | 170217s2017 nyua 000 1 eng | ||
010 | |a 2017002158 | ||
020 | |a 9780553392494|q (hardcover) | ||
020 | |a 0553392492|q (hardcover) | ||
035 | |a (Sirsi) 272592 | ||
035 | |a (OCoLC)957744659|z (OCoLC)956960310 | ||
040 | |a DLC|b eng|e rda|c DLC|d BTCTA|d YDX|d BDX|d OCLCO|d OCLCF|d OCLCQ|d DWP | ||
042 | |a pcc | ||
043 | |a n-us-va | ||
050 | 0 | 0 | |a PS3552.R698|b H56 2017 |
082 | 0 | 0 | |a 813/.54|2 23 |
092 | |a Bro | ||
100 | 1 | |a Brown, Rita Mae,|0 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50039592|e author. | |
245 | 1 | 2 | |a A hiss before dying :|b a Mrs. Murphy mystery /|c Rita Mae Brown & Sneaky Pie Brown ; illustrated by Michael Gellatly. |
250 | |a First edition. | ||
263 | |a 1705 | ||
264 | 1 | |a New York :|b Bantam Books,|c [2017] | |
300 | |a xvii, 350 pages :|b illustrations ;|c 25 cm. | ||
336 | |a text|b txt|2 rdacontent | ||
337 | |a unmediated|b n|2 rdamedia | ||
338 | |a volume|b nc|2 rdacarrier | ||
440 | 2 | |a A Mrs. Murphy mystery ;|v 25. | |
490 | 1 | |a A Mrs. Murphy mystery ;|v 25. | |
520 | |a "Rita Mae Brown and her feline co-author Sneaky Pie Brown are back chasing mystery with their unique circle of Southern sleuths. And though the changing colors of fall are a beauty to behold, this year the scattered leaves hide a grim surprise. Autumn is in the air in the Blue Ridge Mountain community of Crozet, Virginia--and all the traditions of the changing seasons are under way. Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen cleans her cupboards, her husband, Fair, prepares the horses for the shorter days ahead, and the clamorous barking of beagles signals the annual rabbit chase through the central Virginia hills. But the last thing the local beaglers and their hounds expect to flush out is a dead body. Disturbingly, it's the second corpse to turn up, after that of a missing truck driver too disfigured to identify. The deaths seem unrelated--until Harry picks up a trail of clues dating back to the state's post-Revolutionary past. The echoes of the Shot Heard Round the World pale in comparison to the dangerous shootout Harry narrowly escapes unscathed. Next time, it may be the killer who gets lucky. But not if Harry's furry friends Mrs. Murphy, Pewter, and Tucker can help it. Lending their sharp-nosed talents to the hunt, they'll help their mistress keep more lives from being lost--and right an injustice buried since the early days of America's independence. "As feline collaborators go, you couldn't ask for better than Sneaky Pie Brown."--The New York Times Book Review"--|c Provided by publisher. | ||
520 | |a "A Hiss Before Dying is a current contemporary mystery exploring wild animal poaching counterpointed with a historical narrative set in America's post-revolutionary past, featuring the characters readers embraced in Tail Gait and Tall Tail"--|c Provided by publisher. | ||
650 | 0 | |a Haristeen, Harry (Fictitious character)|v Fiction.|0 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008121410 | |
650 | 0 | |a Murphy, Mrs. (Fictitious character)|v Fiction.|0 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2010102731 | |
650 | 0 | |a Women detectives|z Virginia|v Fiction.|0 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2010118866 | |
650 | 0 | |a Women cat owners|v Fiction.|0 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008113423 | |
650 | 0 | |a Cats|v Fiction.|0 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008100164 | |
655 | 7 | |a Fiction.|2 fast|0 (OCoLC)fst01423787 | |
655 | 7 | |a Detective and mystery fiction.|2 lcgft|0 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2014026280 | |
700 | 1 | |a Brown, Sneaky Pie,|d 1982-|0 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2013051319|e author. | |
800 | 1 | |a Brown, Rita Mae.|t Mrs. Murphy mystery ;|0 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2011085428|v 25. | |
800 | 1 | |a Brown, Sneaky Pie,|d 1982-|t Mrs. Murphy mystery ;|v 25. | |
907 | |a .b6025211x | ||
948 | |a MARCIVE Overnight, in 2023.02 | ||
948 | |a MARCIVE Overnight 10/2019 | ||
989 | |1 .i110031258|b 3482600208832|d srfa|g -|m |h 13|x 0|t 0|i 4|j 18|k 170517|n 11-08-2021 16:29|o -|a FIC BRO(Staff Retrieval) | ||
989 | |1 .i110074221|b 1240051640101|d ssbfi|g -|m |h 24|x 1|t 0|i 6|j 4|k 170523|n 05-31-2023 21:24|o -|a FIC BROWN | ||
989 | |1 .i11008715x|b 1270001480525|d gugfi|g -|m |h 15|x 1|t 0|i 2|j 300|k 170525|n 02-01-2023 23:48|o -|a Brown | ||
989 | |1 .i110124972|b 3120210000534L|d bvabf|g -|m |h 17|x 0|t 1|i 0|j 2|k 170531|n 03-11-2024 15:19|o -|a FIC Bro | ||
989 | |1 .i110142834|b 1160002794126|d vlfic|g -|m |h 7|x 0|t 0|i 1|j 38|k 170601|n 01-10-2022 19:13|o -|a FIC BRO | ||
989 | |1 .i110167971|b 31526080223115|d epf|g -|m |h 13|x 0|t 1|i 5|j 2|k 170607|n 05-17-2024 16:25|o -|a F BROWN, RITA|u F BROWN, RITA27.00EPNEW215031526080223115q099 | ||
989 | |1 .i110170088|b 1090010754060|d mpmf|g -|m |h 38|x 1|t 0|i 7|j 4|k 170607|n 05-04-2023 16:27|o -|a Mystery BROWN Rita | ||
989 | |1 .i110253322|b 32104000120193|d pram|g -|m |h 14|x 1|t 0|i 5|j 2|k 170618|n 03-27-2023 16:23|o -|a M Brown | ||
989 | |1 .i110288014|b 1200002348334|d suff|g -|m |h 8|x 0|t 0|i 3|j 4|k 170622|n 05-19-2020 14:32|o -|a BRO | ||
989 | |1 .i110685167|b 1220006174438|d gcpfi|g -|m |h 7|x 1|t 1|i 1|j 38|k 170812|n 04-16-2024 19:23|o -|a FIC BRO HIS | ||
989 | |1 .i124102475|b 31813005360317|d befic|g -|m |h 17|x 0|t 0|i 3|j 300|k 190216|n 03-25-2021 20:10|o -|a FICTION BROWN,RI | ||
989 | |1 .i127792016|b 1110011226681|d mrlmy|g -|m |h 32|x 1|t 1|i 1|j 300|k 191012|n 01-21-2024 19:19|o -|a Bro | ||
995 | |a Loaded with m2btab.ltiac in 2023.02 | ||
995 | |a Loaded with m2btab.ltiac in 2019.11 | ||
995 | |a Loaded with m2btab.migrate in 2019.10 | ||
998 | |e -|f eng|a be|a bv|a ep|a ev|a gc|a gcp|a gr|a grg|a gu|a gug|a mr|a mp|a mpm|a pr|a sr|a ss|a ssb|a su|a suf|a vl |