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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. Good   whyteb | Jun 24, 2009 |  #15 Mrs. Murphy mystery, set in Crozet, Virginia. Mary Minor "Harry" Harristeen and her ex, Fair, have remarried and the second chapter of their life together starts with a bang--a couple of murders, of course. Winemaking has come to Crozet and surrounding areas, and Harry herself is getting in on it with a small plot dedicated to the grape as well as a partnered business with her friend Susan, growing nursery plants. Competition between some of the more prominent vineyards has become fierce, and when a lecturing professor of biology specializing in vineyard toxins disappears and one of the local vineyard owners ends up shot dead just minutes before Fair arrives at his farm to check out one of his animals, tensions rise even further. Was one of the vineyard owners really sabotaging the vines of the others with a virulent disease as the dead man, Toby Pittmann, claimed? I've enjoyed most of the books in the series, some better than others. This was definitely low on the scale with too much technical information, characters jumping on various political bandwagons, not enough of the small-town sweetness and the characters we've come to know and love. Not even the stellar reading by Kate Forbes could totally save this book. I hope the author gets back on track with the next one! (  ) Spuddie | May 22, 2009 | Not very interesting. Weak voice characterization in the audio version with little help from the text made it hard to follow. The author gives us a lot of information about grapes and horses, but integrates it poorly with the story. (  ) Kendall41 | Mar 9, 2009 | this was my first attempt at reading any of RMB's "mysteries"--not very good, I must say. I listened to this on CD, and the chapters seemed to end abruptly. She clearly did a lot of research, but I wasn't too impressed or engaged by the book. mochap | Aug 21, 2008 | Another good mystery by Rita Mae Brown. The plot was good but made even better by the renewed marriage of Harry and Fair. Plus, I learned alot about grapes, wine, and what it takes to operate a vineyard. Very interesting. Thanks again for a great story. (  ) padre2 | May 8, 2008 |  no reviews | add a review
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