The Purrfect Murder (Mrs. Murphy Mysteries) by Rita Mae Brown
|
List Price: Our Price: $2.70 You Save: $22.30 (89%) Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Buy Used: from $0.01 (click here) Category: Book See more book details and other editions |
|---|
Book Reviews of The Purrfect Murder (Mrs. Murphy Mysteries)
Book Review: The Purrfect Murder
Summary: 5 Stars
The shipping was right on time, the book was in very good condition & a joy to read.Book Review: As usual.....Purrrrrfection
Summary: 5 Stars
Good Story, well written aznd I look forward to the next one.
Don Woods
Book Review: I still enjoyed this book
Summary: 4 Stars
I miss Miranda a lot. I miss the post office. These, to me helped provide so much of the charm in this series. The charm more than anything seems to be diminished since Miranda got a beau and Harry quit the p.o.
I'm always game for a little kitty/doggy rescue squad action, but I agree with other's in that I think now that Harry is getting careless in allowing herself to come to harm. For which we then get an obligatory rescue complete with ankle biting and the jumping on of backs.
I was a little disappointed that by the end it started rushing to conclusions. It felt a little more like a 5 minute ending on a t.v. show than the well crafted end of a good mystery book.
I'm a little mixed on the political infusion in recent books. As a flaming liberal I'm not opposed to Ms. Brown's politics so much as I feel awkward about them being in these books. I share these books with several friends who range from liberal to conservative, older to younger. I'm waiting for the more conservative or older friends to come screaming at me about lesianism and abortion being dealt with so directly. (Though oddly enough it hasn't actually happened.)
That said, perhaps these are things that should be in these books as they are ideas which should be discussed and debated more openly in our society. These books have always had a pastoral and virtuous charm and I think some people feel that liberals have no claim on pastoral virtue. It's refreshing to see good wholesome people who don't quite fit into that right-leaning ideal of country life.
In the end, this book is still witty and fun albeit a tad political, but unlike another cat series I won't mention, they are still a great deal of fun to read. I can't wait for the next one.
Book Review: It Takes A Village
Summary: 4 Stars
(More like 3.75 stars compared to other books in the series.) Some of the reviews actually discouraged me from going to this latest Mrs. Murphy mystery as soon as it arrived. I thought, hmmm, so series fatigue must have got it. In fact, it is not bad; not the best, but it should not disappoint most regular readers. I like the world Rita Mae Brown has realized through this series, a rural western Virginia town (the very real Crozet) that over the years has grown urbanized rural. RMB uses the excuse of murder and detection fiction to explore how its Southern heart remains stolid as it absorbs newcomers and the challenges of living in the 21st century. In this outing, a popular OB/GYN who has performed some terminations is killed, but after a militant antiabortionist confesses and is jailed, past patients are blackmailed, seemingly by the same culprit. This gives RMB a chance to look at the impact of one of the most divisive issues of modern times in a place where opinions clash but people need to stick together. Her regular crew of characters falls on both sides. RMB treats both sides gently.
As usual, the human characters' pets have their own conversations which the adults never get and if they did, the mysteries would be solved long before they are. In light of how the ubiquitous CSI television shows have educated the populace, the human characters, including the actual law enforcement officers, seem to ignore key evidence or lack thereof until it is almost too late. It doesn't really matter that much to me; I value this series for its social observations and wit, and it has both.
Book Review: The Purrfect Murder (A Mrs. Murphy Mystery)
Summary: 4 Stars
As usual Ms. Brown has again written a great book. Fun to read and holds your interest. Having read most of the books she has written The Purrfect Murder was entertaining as the others of this series. Recommend for fans of Rita Mae Brown and Mrs. Murphy.