Murder Past Due

Cat in the Stacks Mystery, Book 1

By: Miranda James

Narrated by: Erin Bennett

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. He's returned to his hometown to immerse himself in books, but soon enough he's entangled in a real-life thriller . . .

A famous author of gory bestsellers and a former classmate of Charlie's, Godfrey Priest may be the pride of Athena, but Charlie remembers him as an arrogant, manipulative jerk—and he's not the only one. Godfrey's homecoming as a distinguished alumnus couldn't possibly go worse: by lunch, he's put a man in the hospital. By dinner, Godfrey's dead.

Now it's up to Charlie, with some help from Diesel, to paw through the town's grudges and find the killer before an impatient deputy throws the book at the wrong person. But every last one of Charlie's friends and coworkers had a score to settle with the nasty novelist. As if the murder wasn't already purr-plexing enough . . .

©2010 Dean James (P)2024 Tantor

Enjoy this series

Generally good option for cozy readers, although there is some language and a fairly gruesome murder scene for these types of books. Narrator very good. There’s a major plot hole I didn’t notice my first listen. I won’t spoil it here, but it’s really bugging me now that I caught it! Still worth reading.

wrong voice for Charlie

The book was good, very entertaining, but it took me a while to
get past the female sounding voice for the main character, bad
choice

Bittersweet and realistic

I like that the story was relatable but not too deep that it makes it hard for me to bear.

Talk about a Surprise ending!

The plot was off the chain! Kept me guessing to the very end. I can usually figure out “who done” very on but not this time. Well written & narrated, Looking forward to reading more from this author.

diesel

loved the story. the many twists and turns in the story made it riveting to listen too. love all of the diesel stories.