Mrs. Murphy · Book 8

Pawing Through the Past

Published
1 January 2000
Pages
311
ISBN-13
9780553580259
Type
novel
Cover of Pawing Through the Past

About this book

Pawing Through the Past is the eighth entry in the Mrs. Murphy series, written by Rita Mae Brown and published in 2000 at 311 pages. It follows Cat on the Scent and precedes Claws and Effect in the reading order.

Key facts about Pawing Through the Past

Rita Mae Brown wrote Pawing Through the Past, a novel on our list. It has been out since 2000. The book has 311 pages.

We list 2 editions of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780553580259 to find the main one.

Pawing Through the Past is book 8 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

Pawing Through the Past is book 8 in the Mrs. Murphy series. It follows Cat on the Scent. It is followed by Claws and Effect. 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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