Mrs. Murphy · Book 7

Cat on the Scent

Published
1 January 1998
Pages
322
ISBN-13
9780553898675
Type
novel
Cover of Cat on the Scent

About this book

Cat on the Scent is the seventh book in the Mrs. Murphy series, written by Rita Mae Brown and published in 1998 at 322 pages. It follows Murder on the Prowl and precedes Pawing Through the Past.

Key facts about Cat on the Scent

Cat on the Scent is a novel by Rita Mae Brown. Readers have had it since 1998. It runs to 322 pages.

Our list holds 2 editions of Cat on the Scent. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780553898675 to find the main one.

Cat on the Scent is book 7 of 34 in the Mrs. Murphy series. The series has 33 published books. However, the series starts with Wish You Were Here (1990).

Additionally, Rita Mae Brown writes Runnymede and "Sister" Jane as separate series. Those series sit on our family saga romance and cozy mystery shelves. The next announced Rita Mae Brown release is due on 23 February 2027, so there is still more to come.

About Rita Mae Brown

Rita Mae Brown is an American author and screenwriter whose literary career began with the groundbreaking 1973 novel Rubyfruit Jungle, one of the first mainstream American novels to portray a lesbian protagonist openly and became a landmark of feminist and LGBTQ literature. See every Rita Mae Brown book in order.

Its place in Mrs. Murphy

Cat on the Scent is book 7 in the Mrs. Murphy series. It follows Murder on the Prowl. It is followed by Pawing Through the Past. See the full Mrs. Murphy reading order.

In the small Virginia town of Crozet, postmistress Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen keeps finding dead bodies along her mail route — and her real crime-solving partners are her own pets: Mrs. Murphy, a sharp-witted tiger cat, Tucker, a loyal Welsh corgi, and Pewter, a vain and food-obsessed gray cat. The animals see, hear, and deduce more than the humans around them, and much of each book's charm comes from their private conversations and running commentary on the two-legged investigation happening in parallel …

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