Murder Past Due (Cat in the Stacks Mystery) by James, Mirand

ISBN: 042523603X

Author: James, Miranda

Condition: new

FIRST IN THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING CAT IN THE STACKS MYSTERY SERIES!Everyone in Athena, Mississippi, knows Charlie Harris, the good-natured librarian with a rescued Maine coon cat named Diesel that he walks on a leash. Hes returned to his hometown to immerse himself in books, but soon enough hes entangled in a real-life thriller...A famous author of gory bestsellers and a former classmate of Charlies, Godfrey Priest may be the pride of Athena, but Charlie remembers him as an arrogant, manipulative jerk-and hes not the only one. Godfreys homecoming as a distinguished alumnus couldnt possibly go worse: by lunch, hes put a man in the hospital. By dinner, Godfreys dead.Now its up to Charlie, with some help from Diesel, to paw through the towns grudges and find the killer before an impatient deputy throws the book at the wrong person. But every last one of Charlies friends and co-workers had a score to settle with the nasty novelist. As if the murder wasnt already purr-plexing enough...

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