found: The hand that cradles the rock, 1971.
found: Sudden death, 1984, c1983:t.p. (Rita Mae Brown) p. 242 (b. Hanover, Pa.; doctorate in pol. sci.)
found: Contemp. lesbian writers of the US, 1993:p. 94 (Rita Mae Brown, born November 28, 1944, Hanover, Pa.)
found: Sneaky Pie's cookbook for mystery lovers, 1999:CIP t.p. (Sneaky Pie Brown) t.p. verso (copr.: Rita Mae Brown)
found: Cat on the scent, 1999:CIP t.p. (Rita Mae Brown & Sneaky Pie Brown). Phone call to publisher on the name Sneaky Pie Brown, 05-17-99 (it's the name of her cat, but she personifies the author, Rita Mae Brown; a tiger cat born somewhere in Albemarle County, Virginia, was discovered by Rita Mae Brown at her local SPCA; they have collaborated on nineteen Mrs. Murphy mysteries)