Mrs. Murphy Mystery Series, #12
Bantam
January 2005
Featuring: Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen
384 pages ISBN: 0553582860 Paperback (reprint) Add to Wish List
"This balmy summer in Crozet, Virginia, postmistress Mary
Minor "Harry" Haristeen has a lot to think about. Things
have been pretty cozy between her and her ex-husband,
Fair...and her beloved old post office is in danger of
being replaced with a modern building - and modern
rules." "Harry's thoughtful contemplation is shattered the
day she stumbles over a dead body near Potlicker Creek.
Barry Monteith, the handsome local horse breeder, has been
savagely murdered. A true ladies' man, Barry was known to
have left a string of broken hearts behind him. But could
a spurned lover be responsible for his untimely demise?
The plot only thickens when an autopsy reveals that Barry
was infected with rabies weeks before being killed." "As
usual, Harry can't resist doing a little digging - with
Mrs. Murphy close by to warn of approaching danger. Harry
makes a remarkable discovery in the creek - the class ring
of Mary Pat Reines, a local woman who disappeared thirty
years earlier along with prized Thoroughbred stallion.
Like Barry, Mary Pat was a successful horse breeder - and
now all of Crozet is wondering if the two cases are
linked." As the police struggle with the evidence, the
pressure gets hotter than a June afternoon - especially
when another person is found dead of less-than-natural
causes. As usual, Mrs. Murphy and her crew are the first
to sniff out the truth. But if they don't find a way to
help Harry piece together the puzzle, she could become the
killer's next target - and even Mrs. Murphy's slinkiest
moves won't be able to save her.
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