Catch as Cat Can * Rita Mae Brown * Mrs. Murphy #10

A Devastating Autumn Outbreak Casts a Dark Shadow Over Crozet's Horse Country. The peaceful changing of the seasons in the tight-knit community of Crozet, Virginia, faces an unexpected crisis during the annual fall festival. A local contractor suddenly collapses and dies from a rare, fast-acting rodent virus. Before postmistress Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen can fully process the shock, a second community member falls victim to the same unusual pathogen, throwing local health officials and residents into a panic.

Suspecting that these bizarre medical emergencies are actually a series of deliberate, high-stakes poisonings, Harry launches her own investigation. As she digs into the victims' hidden business dealings and past rivalries, she doesn't realize that her loyal tiger cat, Mrs. Murphy, her Welsh Corgi, Tee Tucker, and her pewter cat, Pewter, are tracking their own set of vital clues. Written with the lighthearted charm and regional flavor that defines author Rita Mae Brown, this tenth series installment weaves together a clever small-town mystery, animal perspectives, and classic Southern countryside culture.