Hiss of Death, Rita Mae Brown
Hiss of Death, Rita Mae Brown
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Hiss of Death

Author: Rita Mae Brown

Narrator: Kate Forbes

Unabridged: 7 hr 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 04/22/2011


Synopsis

The beloved writing tandem of Rita Mae Brown and her feline collaborator Sneaky Pie craft another tantalizing mystery with Hiss of Death. Spring is in the air in Crozet, Virginia, and Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen looks forward to her first season of harvesting grapes. But then Harry falls ill and finds herself in a hospital-where a nurse turns up dead. When another hospital staffer kicks the bucket soon after, it falls to Harry's animal friends to crack the case.

About Rita Mae Brown

Rita Mae Brown is the bestselling author of numerous books, including Rubyfruit Jungle, The Hounds and the Fury, Six of One, Hounded to Death, In Her Day, Six of One, and Alma Mater. She also writes the popular Sister Jane mysteries and the Sneaky Pie Brown mystery series. An Emmy-nominated screenwriter and a poet, she lives in Afton, Virginia, where she is master of foxhounds of Oak Ridge Hunt Club.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Judy on June 01, 2011

Dear Sneaky Pie Brown: I have always really liked the books that you allow Rita Mae Brown to co-author with you--and by the way, why does she always insist on having her name listed first?--but I have had a little problem with the last several books. I know that this is no way your fault, but would......more

Goodreads review by Susan on August 07, 2011

Apparently, Rita Mae Brown has become old and cranky and taken Harry with her. So sad to see this series deteriorate into a platform for the author's pet peeves. Also, it was absolutely unbelieveable that Harry would deal with breast cancer with no support from the regular characters she has loved an......more

Goodreads review by Jae on July 18, 2011

Remember when this was a great series? Not so much any more. This used to be my favorite series. It used to have exciting plots and wonderful, charming characters. Not so much any more. Now the plots are thin and boring. Now the characters are trite and flat. The last two books have killed this serie......more

Goodreads review by Randee on August 24, 2018

In Mrs. Murphy number 19, we learn that Harry has breast cancer. This was of particular interest to me because I went through the same 'biopsy' procedure on a doctor's table, after a suspicious mammogram. They called this a 'deep tissue biopsy' that would extract cells to see if they were cancerous.......more

Goodreads review by Jammies on March 06, 2012

Ms. Brown is still using her fiction to beat her readers over her head with her political views. I still love Tee Tucker, Mrs. Murphy and Pewter, but the subplot was both unrealistic and annoying. (view spoiler)[When Harry is diagnosed with and treated for breast cancer, does she cry and scream and rage at the unf (hide spoiler)]......more