Catch as Cat Can: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery

This is just a fun series. When looking for easy, enjoyable reading with lots of characters this is a good series to read.

Love Sneaky Pie and friend. Wish I could live in Crozet and be one of the group. Maybe better wish I could be one of the animals. They are funny, endearing and totally wonderful.

I should say first that I have read and own all of the books in the Mrs. Murphy series. Secondly, I assure you that I don't compare them to the Sharon McCone series or others with more serious plots. These books are so much fun! They are quick to read, perfect for a flight, a waiting room, anywhere that you want to be quickly absorbed into a story. What more can you ask from a "cozy"? This is one of my favorites. The variety of new characters mixed into the familiar Crozet crowd during spring social events was tantalizing. I also found the illustrations to be excellent. If you are reading for fun and you can "suspend disbelief" long enough to allow for talking animals, try these. You just might like them!

Things seem quiet in Crozet, until Miranda's hubcaps are stolen from her precious Falcon. They are quickly recovered at the local salvage yard, but the thief is not caught. The Dogwood Festival is in full swing, and Boom Boom has found an escort for Harry, the handsome and entertaining Diego. Diego works with Boom's new beau, Tom Steinmetz, at the Uraguayan embassy. At Aunt Tally's Luncheon, one of the brothers O'Bannon drops dead, apparently of a heart attack. This is the first of a string of deaths. Mrs. Murphy and Co. get suspicious and then worried, because as usual, Harry is in the middle of the mess.This is the best RMB mystery in a long time. The mystery has many twists and turns and the characters of the town of Crozet are as vivid and funny. The mystery wasn't difficult to solve, but getting there was an awful lot of fun.

In the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia lies the small bucolic town of Crozet located in the middle of Albermarle County. It is a special, magical town unlike any other because all the animals are sentient and can talk to each other including cross-species communication with one "muted" exception: that of the inferior humans who have not evolved enough to be on their level. Since man is the only species who kills for reasons other than food and defense, the animals of Crozet may have a point. Currently Crozet is suffering from a crime wave with three murders, a stolen truck, an unexplained $530,000 in one of the homicide victim's safe, and other lesser felonies. Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen, her gray tiger cat Mrs. Murphy, Pewter a fat gray cat, and Tucker the Welsh Corgi are as usual in the middle of the investigation and hope to close the case soon. Any new Mrs. Murphy mystery is a joyful reading experience and CATCH AS CAT CAN is no exception. Rita Mae Brown and her feline Sneaky Pie have co-authored an adult mystery that appeals to the child in all of us. Although Harry and her ex-husband are still dating, the fair maiden has a gorgeous new suitor who seems to good to be true. Still Harry and her "owners" will never allow her romance to get in the way of justice; but then again she is human.Harriet Klausner