Cat of the Century

Years ago, a telefilm titled Murder, She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery appeared on the Wonderful World of Disney on ABC. It wasn't until well about a decade later, while volunteering at my local library, that I discovered there was a whole book series about the mystery-solving feline. This is my fir......more

I downloaded this book after having read about 17 titles in the series, one after another, having become a bit attached to the characters and accustomed to a good bedtime yarn. Took a look at the reviews a nanosecond before the final step, and found it had been rather thoroughly panned, but I was wi......more

Having been a fan of the Mrs. Murphy mysteries for years, I really wanted to like this one more. On the positive side, I liked the setting of the college far away from Crozet, Virginia. I enjoyed the idea of Aunt Tally's one hundredth birthday celebration, and I liked the focus on the trouble in the......more

I have enjoyed these mysteries but this one must have just been an obligation in Browns' contract. The main plot is centered around the 100 birthday of Aunt Tally and her University Alumni group use this occasion as a fund raiser. This adds lots of characters that we haven't met before and so didn't......more

Big Mim's famous Aunt Tally is celebrating her 100th birthday with a big to-do at her alma mater. Who would have guessed that murder would be on the program? Harry and her remarkable pets must solve the secrets of an ever-growing number of bodies lest Aunt Tally become one of them! While I enjoyed th......more