{"product_id":"furmidable-foes-a-mrs-murphy-mystery-paperback","title":"Furmidable Foes: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRita Mae Brown\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary Minor \"Harry\" Harristeen is on the hunt for a killer with a deadly green thumb when a day in the garden turns fatal in this exciting new mystery from Rita Mae Brown and her feline co-author Sneaky Pie Brown. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Spring arrives in northern Virginia, and as the ground thaws and the peonies begin to bloom a bright magenta, the women of St. Luke's Lutheran Church prepare for a Homecoming celebration like no other. Harry, Susan Tucker, and their friends are busy planting flowers and trimming hedges to get the church grounds in shape for the big day. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut a note of a menace mars the beautiful spring: The brewery owned by Janice Childs and Mags Nielsen, two members of the gardening committee, gets robbed, with hundreds of dollars in merchandise taken off their delivery trucks in the dead of night. Is this the work of a random thief? Or is something more sinister afoot? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When Jeannie Cordle drops dead at a charity auction, poisoned by a fatal weed, Harry's worst suspicions are confirmed: a killer lurks in their midst, one with a keen understanding of poisonous plants. Although she can't yet prove it, Harry knows the murder is related to the thefts at Bottom's Up Brewery. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With help from her feline sidekicks, Mrs. Murphy and Pewter, as well as Tee Tucker the corgi and sweet puppy Pirate, Harry sets out to find the weed in St. Luke's garden--and stop a killer before they can strike again.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRita Mae Brown\u003c\/b\u003e is the bestselling author of the Sneaky Pie Brown mysteries; the Sister Jane series; the Runnymede novels, including \u003ci\u003eSix of One\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCakewalk; A Nose for Justice and Murder Unleashed; Rubyfruit Jungle; \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e In Her Day;\u003c\/i\u003e as well as many other books. An Emmy-nominated screenwriter and a poet, Brown lives in Afton, Virginia, and is a Master of Foxhounds and the huntsman. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eSneaky Pie Brown\u003c\/b\u003e, a tiger cat born somewhere in Albemarle County, Virginia, was discovered by Rita Mae Brown at her local SPCA. They have collaborated on numerous Mrs. Murphy mysteries--in addition to \u003ci\u003eSneaky Pie's Cookbook for Mystery Lovers \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSneaky Pie for President\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 20, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767959191840,"sku":"9780593130056","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2a9b975fa01240a28b761d1ae97a8357.webp?v=1780321560","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/furmidable-foes-a-mrs-murphy-mystery-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}