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Title: Whisker of Evil by Rita Mae Brown, Sneaky Pie Brown, Kate Forbes ISBN: 1-4025-6985-8 Publisher: Recorded Books Unabridged Pub. Date: March, 2004 Format: Audio Cassette Volumes: 6 List Price(USD): $29.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.92 (12 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Catch as Cat Can
Comment: Whisker of Evil tells the "tail" of crime sniffing Mrs. Murphy and Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen, a postmistress in the small country town of Crozet. Harry loves to farm her land, run the local postoffice,and when the oppurtunity comes, solve the perfect murder mystery. As fate has it, yet another murder is dropped into her lap. Barry Monteith, a succesful young horse trainer is found dead with a ripped jugular. Now Harry is hot on
the trail with Mrs. Murphy and her other two pets, gray cat Pewter, and corgi Tee Tucker. Together, this foursome begin to unravel the mystery. But the more that Harry knows, the more danger she is in. With another young trainer found dead and a bad case of rabies in Crozet, Mrs.Murhpy and co. have their hands full with keeping their beloved human, Harry, out of trouble and perhaps out of death. This novel by Rita Mae Brown is an excellent read for the murder mystery lovers out there. Written in third person, it provides a wonderful perception of all that goes on. A captivitaing read, Whiskers of Evil will have the tail scared off of you.
Rating: 3
Summary: As Lightweight and Amusing as Ever
Comment: No one in their right mind would suggest that Rita Mae Brown's "Mrs. Murphy" mystery series is in the same league with such earlier works as RUBYFRUIT JUNGLE, but doubtlessly Brown laughs all the way to the bank: the series has proven very popular, and in truth when it comes to ultra-light amusements one could do far worse than waste an afternoon in Brown's fictional Crozet, Virginia.
Like all books in the series, WHISKER OF EVIL returns us to the host of small-town characters of which we've grown so fond. Postmistress Mary "Harry" Harristein reigns supreme over the tiny town's equally tiny post office, surrounded by an amusing assortment of friends and acquaintances--not the least of which are her two cats, Mrs. Murphy and Pewter, and her dog, Tucker. And when Harry stumbles over a dying man while walking along Potlicker Creek, her animals are as curious about the situation as she.
Brown has never really bothered to construct a tightly designed plot for any of the Mrs. Murphy novels, and while the motive and means for murder prove particularly ingenious in this novel the story itself is loose even in comparison to previous titles in the series. Still, it's all in good fun, and longtime fans of the series will be greatly interested to note that with WHISKER OF EVIL Brown begins to alter the course of her characters' lives with a host of changes that come for both good and ill. Recommended for a rainy day!
GFT, Amazon Reviewer
Rating: 1
Summary: Too much of a bore to be taken seriously.
Comment: Most people probably realize that the entire premise of this mystery series is stupid and ridiculous. These books are a great read when desiring to restore one's sense of balance, zen, and sense of humor, but not much else. In this latest entry Brown sermonizes more than usual. She preaches down at the reader about health, animal rights, the government, and allowing horse race betting in the state of Virginia.
Brown has actually emproved on two points however: 1) she finally realizes, I suspect, that Cynthia Cooper in fact isn't a police officer as she insisted upon calling Cooper in so many of the earlier books but is, rather, a deputy sheriff; and 2) Brown is starting to treat Sheriff Rick Shaw with a lot more wit and intelligence. In this book he is a lot more than the dimwit we were led to believe he was in the earlier books.
It is amazing how, in these books, Harry has managed to so brazenly defy Postal regulations for so long. Harry is long overdue for a change.
The interaction between Harry and her neighbors take up more space than the actual mystery does. A big disappointment.
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Title: The Cat Who Talked Turkey by Lilian Jackson Braun ISBN: 0399151079 Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group Pub. Date: 26 January, 2004 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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Title: Full Cry by Rita Mae Brown ISBN: 0345465199 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 04 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Cat Fear No Evil : A Joe Grey Mystery (MURPHY, SHIRLEY ROUSSEAU) by Shirley Rousseau Murphy ISBN: 0066209498 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 02 March, 2004 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The Tail of the Tip-Off by Rita Mae Brown ISBN: 0553801589 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 04 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Murder Walks the Plank : A Death on Demand Mystery (HART, CAROLYN G) by Carolyn Hart ISBN: 0060004746 Publisher: William Morrow Pub. Date: 17 February, 2004 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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