num_pages: 318
description: an alternate cover edition can be found hereIt takes a cat to write the purr-fect mystery.Things have been pretty exciting lately in Crozet, Virginia—a little too exciting if you ask resident feline investigator Mrs. Murphy. Just as the town starts to buzz over its Civil War reenactment, a popular local man disappears. No one's seen Tommy Van Allen's single-engine plane, either—except for Mrs. Murphy, who spotted it during a foggy evening's mousing.Even Mrs. Murphy's favorite human, postmistress Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen, can sense that something is amiss. But things really take an ugly turn when the town reenacts the battle of Oak Ridge—and a participant ends up with three very real bullets in his back. While the clever tiger cat and her friends sift through clues that just don't fit together, more than a few locals fear that the scandal will force well-hidden town secrets into the harsh light of day. And when Mrs. Murphy's relentless tracking places loved ones in danger, it takes more than a canny kitty and her team of animal sleuths to set things right again....
language: English
title: Cat on the Scent
titlecomplete: Cat on the Scent (Mrs. Murphy #7)
characters: Harry Haristeen, Tee Tucker, Pewter
genres: Cozy Mystery, Dogs, Mystery, Adult Fiction, Murder Mystery, Cats, Animals, Fiction, Mystery Thriller, Crime
ratings_count: 3425
places: Crozet, Virginia
series: Mrs. Murphy
publisher: Bantam Books