About the Author

Rita Mae Brown is the bestselling author of the Sneaky Pie Brown series; the Sister Jane series;"A Nose for Justice "and" Murder Unleashed; Rubyfruit Jungle; In Her Day; "and "Six of One, "as well as several other novels. An Emmy-nominated screenwriter and a poet, Brown lives in Afton, Virginia.
Sneaky Pie Brown, a tiger cat born somewhere in Albemarle County, Virginia, was discovered by Rita Mae Brown at her local SPCA. They have collaborated on twenty-one previous Mrs. Murphy mysteries in addition to "Sneaky Pie s Cookbook for Mystery Lovers" and "Sneaky Pie for President.""

Reviews

Praise for "Nine Lives to Die"
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Witty and entertaining . . . a recipe for continued success and an engaging read. "Richmond Times-Dispatch"
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The unabashed loves of [Rita Mae Brown s] life . . . are infectious. Perhaps because they are so clearly heartfelt, it s easy to be swept up in the glory of her passions. "New York Journal of Books"
Murder and mayhem are the order of the day in bestseller [Rita Mae] Brown s well-plotted twenty-second Mrs. Murphy mystery. . . . Brown s idyllic world, with its Christian values, talking animals, and sympathetic middle-aged pet owners, has understandably struck a chord with many readers. "Publishers Weekly"
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Rita Mae Brown, along with . . . Sneaky Pie, have made Harry Harristeen and her feline companion, Mrs. Murphy, household names. "Library Journal"
Praise for the Mrs. Murphy mysteries
As feline collaborators go, you couldn t ask for better than Sneaky Pie Brown. " The New York Times Book Review""

Praise for "Nine Lives to Die"
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"Witty and entertaining . . . a recipe for continued success and an engaging read."--"Richmond Times-Dispatch"
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"The unabashed loves of [Rita Mae Brown's] life . . . are infectious. Perhaps because they are so clearly heartfelt, it's easy to be swept up in the glory of her passions."--"New York Journal of Books"
"Murder and mayhem are the order of the day in bestseller [Rita Mae] Brown's well-plotted twenty-second Mrs. Murphy mystery. . . . Brown's idyllic world, with its Christian values, talking animals, and sympathetic middle-aged pet owners, has understandably struck a chord with many readers."--"Publishers Weekly"
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"Rita Mae Brown, along with . . . Sneaky Pie, have made Harry Harristeen and her feline companion, Mrs. Murphy, household names."--"Library Journal"
Praise for the Mrs. Murphy mysteries
"As feline collaborators go, you couldn't ask for better than Sneaky Pie Brown.""--The New York Times Book Review"

Praise for "Nine Lives to Die"
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"Murder and mayhem are the order of the day in bestseller [Rita Mae] Brown's well-plotted twenty-second Mrs. Murphy mystery. . . . Brown's idyllic world, with its Christian values, talking animals, and sympathetic middle-aged pet owners, has understandably struck a chord with many readers."--"Publishers Weekly"
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"Rita Mae Brown, along with . . . Sneaky Pie, have made Harry Harristeen and her feline companion, Mrs. Murphy, household names."--"Library Journal"

Praise for the Mrs. Murphy mysteries

"As feline collaborators go, you couldn't ask for better than Sneaky Pie Brown.""--The New York Times Book Review"

Praise for the Mrs. Murphy mysteries

"As feline collaborators go, you couldn't ask for better than Sneaky Pie Brown.""--The New York Times Book Review"