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Rita Mae Brown was born in Hanover, Pennsylvania, on November 28, 1944. She received an associate's degree from Broward Junior College in 1965, a B.A. in English and classics from New York University in 1968, a Cinematography Degree from the School of the Visual Arts in 1968, and a Ph.D. in English and political science from the Institute for Policy Studies in 1976. She was the writer-in-residence at the Women's Writing Center of Cazenovi College and a visiting instructor teaching fiction writing at the University of Virginia. After publishing two books of poetry, she published her first novel, Rubyfruit Jungle, in 1973. Her works include The Hand that Cradles the Rock, Sudden Death, Venus Envy, Loose Lips, and Rita Will: Memoir of a Literary Rabble-Rouser. She writes the Mrs. Murphy Mystery series and Foxhunting Mysteries series. She also writes screenplays and teleplays including Sweet Surrender, Room to Move, Table Dancing, and The Long Hot Summer. Her work on TV earned several Emmy nominations and she received the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Variety Show in 1982 for I Love Liberty. (Bowker Author Biography) Rita Mae Brown is the author of many novels, including "Outfoxed" & "Loose Lips". She & her collaborator, Sneaky Pie Brown, have written eight previous Mrs. Murphy mysteries, most recently "Pawing Through the Past". (Publisher Provided) — biography from Rubyfruit Jungle… (more)
Rubyfruit Jungle 3,094 copies, 55 reviews
Wish You Were Here 1,121 copies, 27 reviews
Rest in Pieces 830 copies, 12 reviews
Six of One 812 copies, 14 reviews
Murder, She Meowed 804 copies, 5 reviews
Murder at Monticello 794 copies, 10 reviews
Pawing Through the Past 766 copies, 3 reviews
Pay Dirt 756 copies, 3 reviews
Venus Envy 753 copies, 7 reviews
Claws and Effect 731 copies, 5 reviews
Catch as Cat Can 704 copies, 6 reviews
Sour Puss 704 copies, 15 reviews
Murder on the Prowl 702 copies, 4 reviews
Cat on the Scent 701 copies, 5 reviews
Whisker of Evil 674 copies, 10 reviews
Cat's Eyewitness 665 copies, 8 reviews
The Tail of the Tip-Off 654 copies, 8 reviews
Puss 'n Cahoots 563 copies, 15 reviews
Bingo 556 copies, 6 reviews
Southern Discomfort 529 copies, 7 reviews
The Purrfect Murder 484 copies, 12 reviews
Santa Clawed 454 copies, 9 reviews
Outfoxed 432 copies, 5 reviews
Starting from Scratch 428 copies, 5 reviews
High Hearts 395 copies, 3 reviews
Sudden Death 387 copies, 4 reviews
Cat of the Century 380 copies, 14 reviews
In Her Day 363 copies, 2 reviews
Riding Shotgun 310 copies, 3 reviews
Alma Mater 302 copies, 5 reviews
Hotspur 300 copies, 2 reviews
Hiss of Death 298 copies, 8 reviews
Dolley 276 copies, 3 reviews
The Big Cat Nap 272 copies, 19 reviews
A Nose for Justice 269 copies, 6 reviews
The Litter of the Law 268 copies, 40 reviews
Loose Lips 249 copies, 1 review
Full Cry 249 copies, 2 reviews
The Hunt Ball 240 copies, 2 reviews
Nine Lives to Die 223 copies, 28 reviews
Tail Gait 214 copies, 30 reviews
Tall Tail 202 copies, 30 reviews
The Hounds and the Fury 190 copies, 7 reviews
The Tell-Tale Horse 188 copies, 4 reviews
Hounded to Death 183 copies, 6 reviews
A Hiss Before Dying 164 copies, 23 reviews
Sneaky Pie for President 146 copies, 5 reviews
Probable Claws 145 copies, 18 reviews
I'd Kill for That: A Serial Novel by 13 authors (Contributor) 140 copies, 2 reviews
Murder Unleashed 138 copies, 3 reviews
Fox Tracks 116 copies, 3 reviews
The Sand Castle 113 copies, 5 reviews
Let Sleeping Dogs Lie 107 copies, 23 reviews
Whiskers in the Dark 103 copies, 7 reviews
Crazy Like a Fox 90 copies, 21 reviews
Poems 88 copies, 1 review
Cakewalk 84 copies, 15 reviews
Furmidable Foes 74 copies, 3 reviews
Claws for Alarm 62 copies, 3 reviews
Homeward Hound 60 copies, 22 reviews
Scarlet Fever 44 copies, 2 reviews
Out of Hounds 37 copies, 3 reviews
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