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Mrs. Murphy Mysteries

A Cozy Mystery Series by Rita Mae Brown

Wish You Were Here is the first book of the Mrs. Murphy Mysteries series

FIRST PUBLISHED 1990

NUMBER OF BOOKS 34 books

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Crime-solving cats and dogs outpacing their human sleuth
Small-town Virginia coziness with gossip, grudges, and buried secrets
Quirky community mysteries with holiday charm and dark surprises

Book Series In Order

Wish You Were Here

1

Wish You Were Here

Rest in Pieces

2

Rest in Pieces

Murder at Monticello

3

Murder at Monticello

Pay Dirt

4

Pay Dirt

Murder, She Meowed

5

Murder, She Meowed

Murder on the Prowl

6

Murder on the Prowl

Cat on the Scent

7

Cat on the Scent

Pawing Through the Past

8

Pawing Through the Past

Claws and Effect

9

Claws and Effect

Catch as Cat Can

10

Catch as Cat Can

The Tail of the Tip-Off

11

The Tail of the Tip-Off

Whisker of Evil

12

Whisker of Evil

Cat's Eyewitness

13

Cat's Eyewitness

Sour Puss

14

Sour Puss

Puss 'n Cahoots

15

Puss 'n Cahoots

The Purrfect Murder

16

The Purrfect Murder

Santa Clawed

17

Santa Clawed

Cat of the Century

18

Cat of the Century

Hiss of Death

19

Hiss of Death

The Big Cat Nap

20

The Big Cat Nap

Sneaky Pie for President

21

Sneaky Pie for President

The Litter of the Law

22

The Litter of the Law

Nine Lives to Die

23

Nine Lives to Die

Tail Gait

24

Tail Gait

Tall Tail

25

Tall Tail

A Hiss Before Dying

26

A Hiss Before Dying

Probable Claws

27

Probable Claws

Whiskers in the Dark

28

Whiskers in the Dark

Furmidable Foes

29

Furmidable Foes

Claws for Alarm

30

Claws for Alarm

Hiss & Tell

31

Hiss & Tell

Feline Fatale

32

Feline Fatale

Sealed with a Hiss

33

Sealed with a Hiss

Clawed and Dangerous

34

Clawed and Dangerous

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