Рита Браун - Cat's Eyewitness

It’s no secret that cats are a
mystery writer’s best friend.
Just ask the bestselling team of
Rita Mae Brown and her furry
partner, Sneaky Pie Brown, back
on the prowl with another unforgettable whodunit. This
time a controversial miracle in
Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains
sparks religious fervor–and a
suspicious death. Now the
indefatigable felines Mrs. Murphy and Pewter, along with
the dogged corgi Tee Tucker,
must trust their animal instincts
to sniff out the worst of human
nature....
With the holidays approaching, Mary Minor “Harry” Haristeen
and her best friend, Susan
Tucker, take a much-needed
time-out at the mountain
monastery of Mount Carmel.
There, under the benevolent gaze of the statue of the Virgin
Mary, their worldly worries are
soon overshadowed. For in
front of their very eyes the
statue begins to cry tears of
blood. Legend has it that Mary’s
crimson tears are harbingers of
crises. And though skeptical, the
ever-practical Harry can already
see one on the horizon. If
leaked, news of the so-called miracle could turn the
monastery and the town of
Crozet into a circus. What Harry
doesn’t foresee is murder.…
When Susan’s great-uncle
Thomas, a resident monk, is found frozen to death at the
base of the statue, foul play is
ruled out–at first. But at Harry’s
urging, the body is exhumed for
an autopsy. There’s just one
problem: the coffin is empty. That’s when Mrs. Murphy,
Pewter, and Tucker get
involved. Then there’s the
shocking revelation of a
mystery that has perplexed the
citizens of Crozet for ages. With Christmas around the
corner and the monastery
overrun by the faithful, all
Harry’s meddling menagerie can
do is stay on her trail as she
jumps knee-deep into an unofficial investigation–one
that becomes more dangerous
when another Crozet citizen
meets an untimely demise. In
this case it will be a miracle if
Harry stays alive...