Murder at Monticello

Is this old murder from 1803 connected to the new one that just occurred in present day Crozen? Harry and her friends think so, so they begin to dig deep into old records and letters to find out what the connection could be. Can some knowledge be that great that it covers two centuries? Apparently so because it appears that someone really wants some old secrets kept secret. I enjoyed this book actually more than the previous two because I found that the two murders separated by almost 200 years were very well connected by the author. I still find the "talking" done by the animals in this series a little off-putting, but the mysteries are quite good in spite of this.

Murder at Monticello is the third of the Mrs. Murphy mysteries and it might be my favorite of the 7 Mrs. Murphy's I've read because it's so different. Actually, the whole series is different. It's co-authored by a woman and her cat(mostly the cat), and the detective team is a cat and a dog. In Murder at Monticello, the first murder(of course there are a few more) took place 200 years ago, making it all the harder to figure out whodunit, or even who was killed. The characterization is as good as the plot. I especially love how all the animals talk but the people can't hear them. This is a great book in a great series and if you haven't read them you should!

SO FAR THIS IS THE BEST. I HAVE READ THIS BOOK MANY TIMES. ALSO LET OTHER PEOPLE READ THIS BOOK. I LOVE MRS. MURPHY AND TEE TUCKER. I'M SURE THAT MY CATS AND DOGS TALK TO EACH OTHER JUST LIKE THEY DO.

I lived in Charlottesville for 6 years before moving to NJ, and at that time, I was reading this book, and it brought back a lot of good memories. I highly recommend people to read it (although I read it before this whole new Jefferson/Sally DNA thing started, so now there might be a different perspective, but it's still good nonetheless.). Mrs.Murphy and Tucker are really cool, and their thoughts are a very nice addtion to the book.

Rita Mae Brown was suggested to me by a friend. I picked up "Murder at Monticello" not expecting to enjoy it much. Boy was I wrong! I read the book in a day and a half. Ms. Brown is an excellant author. She adds good southern humor to the art of good mystery writing. The best part was the conversations between the animals. I was cats and dogs so I can relate to this. Can hardly wait to start another Sneaky Pie Brown and Rita Mae Brown book.