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Murder at Monticello

by Rita Mae Brown, Sneaky Pie Brown · 1994

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Bestselling author Rita Mae Brown and co-author Sneaky Pie Brown are back in a delightful new caper. When a very old skeleton is uncovered beneath the slave quarters at Monticello, the citizens of Crozet, Virginia, are shocked. Then, a murder is committed and feline detective Mrs. Murphy is up to her whiskers in murder and scandal.

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adult
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medium · 284 pages

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