Pawing Through the Past

Name: Pawing Through the Past
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Rita Mae Brown
ISBN: 9781449802110

Author: Rita Mae Brown, Sneaky Pie Brown

Series: Mrs. Murphy Mysteries #8

Narrator: Kate Forbes

Unabridged: 9 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 01/30/2008

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective

Synopsis

Best-selling authors Rita Mae Brown and Sneaky Pie Brown are everybody's favorite human/feline writing team. In this warm-hearted puzzler, "Mary Minor Harry" Haristeen is preparing for her 20th high school reunion when trouble comes to the seemingly sleepy town of Crozet, Virginia. It all begins when classmates receive anonymous letters with a simple message: "You'll never get old." Some take the note as a compliment, others think it's a harmless practical joke. But when the class womanizer turns up dead, the message suddenly has a far more sinister meaning. Can Mrs. Murphy, Harry's sleuthing cat, sniff out the killer? Listeners will delight as Mrs. Murphy, with assistance from her four-legged companions Pewter the cat and Tee Tucker the Welsh corgi, scratch through the clues. Kate Forbes' charming narration captures the unique spirit of each character, whether human, feline, or canine.

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 Randee on March 05, 2018

This was another good story with 3 of my favorite characters: Mrs. Murphy, Tucker and Pewter. This tale revolves around Harry's high school reunion and I was amused that her 2 cats and dog went along with her to the school. I can't even imagine the chaos that would ensue if I brought my furry trio t......more

Goodreads review by Bonnie on January 29, 2008

The thing you have to know about Rita Mae Brown is that she is a social activist first and a writer second. If you do not know this going into her books, you are going to find them preachy. The cats and dogs in her stories talk to each other (though not to humans), and she will often put words in th......more

Goodreads review by Laurel on February 16, 2019

Not a review. These notes are for my own reference and may contain spoilers! Reread on audio. Takes place August through October (2001?) Crozet is preparing for the 50th reunion of the class of 1950, and the 20th reunion of the class of 1980. Harry is in that class, so she is ~38. Fair is a year ahead......more

Goodreads review by Amy on February 10, 2016

Although the writing is on par with the preceding books in the series, the plot of this one and its twist are disappointing. Even viewing this through the lens of its time, by the dawn of the 21st century Brown should have known and done better than to pander to harmful stereotypes regarding sexual......more

Goodreads review by Lina on July 17, 2022

These stories used to be my favourites. Recently, I found them on a shelf and dug them back out. Urgh. Let's say, sometimes memories are better than the real thing. Maybe it's me. Maybe I have changed. I still enjoy the setting, the rendering of a very specific Southern Society. It's nicely done. Bu......more