Nine Lives to Die A Mrs. Murphy Mystery

NATIONALBESTSELLER•NAMEDONEOFTHEBESTBOOKSOFTHEYEARBYSUSPENSEMAGAZINERitaMaeBrownandherfelineco-authorSneakyPieBrownreturnwithanall-newmysterystarringMaryMinor“Harry”Haristeen，intrepidkittysleuthsMrs.MurphyandPewter，andTeeTucker，theever-faithfulcrime-solvingcorgi.Thistimearound，HarryandheranimalfriendstrackakillerwhosetrailhasgoneascoldastheweatherinDecember.NINELIVESTODIEWinterhascometoCrozet，Virginia，bringingwithitafreshblanketofsnow.Harryandherhusband，Fair，arehipdeepintheirusualend-of-the-yearactivities：distributingfoodtoneedyresidents，andshoppingforoutfitsfortheSilverLiningsyouthorganization’sannualfundraisinggala.ButburiedbeneaththewhitestuffaredarksecretsfromCrozet’spast—andHarryandherposseofpetdetectivesaredeterminedtosniffthemout.TwoSilverLiningsmentorshavebeenfounddeadinsuspiciouscircumstances.Ifthatweren’tenoughtochillthebonesofthelocals，apairofseveredhumanfingershasturnedupinapenciljarinthebookkeeper’sofficeatSt.Cyril’schurch.WhatdoesthisgrislydisplayhavetodowiththemysteriousdisappearanceofHarry’svoluptuoushighschoolLatinteacher，aquarterofacenturyago?Maybenothing.ButwhentheanimalsmakeanothergruesomediscoveryinthewoodsbehindHarry’sfarm，itbecomesclearthatterriblecrimeshavebeencommittedinCrozet—andsomebody’sgonetogreatlengthstocoverthemup.It’stimetostopshovelingsnowandstartdiggingforclues.Thetruthwillberevealed.Acoldcasewillbesolved.Andatwenty-five-year-oldlovetriangleisabouttogetuntangled.Theweatheroutsidemaybefrightful，butHarryandherfour-leggedfriendsrefusetobespookedoffthecase.PraiseforNineLivestoDie“Wittyandentertaining...arecipeforcontinuedsuccessandanengagingread.”—RichmondTimes-Dispatch“Theunabashedlovesof[RitaMaeBrown’s]life...areinfectious.Perhapsbecausetheyaresoclearlyheartfelt，it’seasytobesweptupinthegloryofherpassions.”—NewYorkJournalofBooks“Murderandmayhemaretheorderofthedayinbestseller[RitaMae]Brown’swell-plottedtwenty-secondMrs.Murphymystery....Brown’sidyllicworld，withitsChristianvalues，talkinganimals，andsympatheticmiddle-agedpetowners，hasunderstandablystruckachordwithmanyreaders.”—PublishersWeekly“RitaMaeBrown，alongwith...SneakyPie，havemadeHarryHarristeenandherfelinecompanion，Mrs.Murphy，householdnames.”—LibraryJournalPraisefortheMrs.Murphymysteries“Asfelinecollaboratorsgo，youcouldn’taskforbetterthanSneakyPieBrown.”—TheNewYorkTimesBookReview