Books like Wish you were here by Rita Mae Brown
Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen, a thirty-something postmistress in Crozet, Virginia, faces a town’s secrets when a series of murders begins to unfold. Each victim receives a card featuring a tombstone and the cryptic message "Wish you were here." While Harry conducts her own investigation, her tiger cat Mrs. Murphy and her Welsh Corgi Tucker independently sniff out clues, creating a three‑animal duo that threatens to out‑wit her. As the danger grows, Harry must leverage the feline investigators’ talents to stay one step ahead of the killer and protect herself and her community.
First publish date: November 1, 1995
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Cozy Mystery
Authors: Rita Mae Brown
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