{"product_id":"claws-and-effect-9780553580907","title":"Claws and Effect","description":"CLAWS AND EFFECT \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWinter puts tiny Crozet, Virginia, in a deep freeze and everyone seems to be suffering from the winter blahs, including postmistress Mary Minor \"Harry\" Haristeen. So all are ripe for the juicy gossip coming out of Crozet Hospital-until the main source of that gossip turns up dead. It's not like Harry to resist a mystery, and she soon finds the hospital a hotbed of ego, jealousy, and illicit love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut it's tiger cat Mrs. Murphy, roaming the netherworld of Crozet Hospital, who sniffs out a secret that dates back to the Underground Railroad. Then Harry is attacked and a doctor is executed in cold blood. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSoon only a quick-witted cat and her animal pals feline Pewter and corgi Tee Tucker stand between Harry and a coldly calculating killer with a prescription for murder.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRita Mae Brown \u003c\/b\u003eis the bestselling author of the Sneaky Pie Brown series; the Sister Jane series; \u003ci\u003eA Nose for Justice \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Murder Unleashed; Rubyfruit Jungle; In Her Day; \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSix of One, \u003c\/i\u003eas well as several other novels. An Emmy-nominated screenwriter and a poet, Brown lives in Afton, Virginia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSneaky Pie Brown, \u003c\/b\u003ea tiger cat born somewhere in Albemarle County, Virginia, was discovered by Rita Mae Brown at her local SPCA. They have collaborated on numerous Mrs. Murphy mysteries--in addition to \u003ci\u003eSneaky Pie's Cookbook for Mystery Lovers\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSneaky Pie for President\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50902215917842,"sku":"9780553580907","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_88ea5839-6c94-401a-990a-f7de910c6ded.jpg?v=1738449858","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/claws-and-effect-9780553580907","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}