Murder Past Due

I chose this one because it takes place in the south and in a library setting. I was curious where the author would go with it given I read another series with a main character who is a cat (Lilian Jackson Braun's "The Cat Who Books") and another one with a library setting (Jenn MCKinlay's "Library......more

Si buscas algo repleto de giros innovadores, este libro no es para ti. No es extremadamente malo o aburrido, no, mas no es lo anteriormente mencionado. Afortunadamente, comencé con él sin expectativas. En una nota relacionada, al final no es Charlie quien resuelve el crimen. Divertido. Además: Charlie......more

Well, I enjoyed this one, too, being in the mood for a cozy mystery, which this very much is. Written first person from the POV of a gentlemanly 50-something small Southern town college librarian (widowed male with adult kids). It was very much the same headspace and tone as the much more over-the-to......more

Charlie Harris is a widow who has moved back to his hometown of Athena, Mississippi, into the house he inherited from his aunt. He works part time as the archivist at the local college’s library. He’s also well known for his rescued Maine coon cat, Diesel; a cat that goes almost everywhere with him.......more

Is it a coincidence ‘James’ has twice been a pseudonym for males posing as female? ‘Rebecca James’ was another. If it is to stop readers from overlooking them: it worked and I'm glad. I don't often read male authors, especially 50 year-old male protagonists but DEAN James (as per copyright credits)......more