Miranda James

Charlie and Diesel along with Charlie's fiancee, Helen Louise Brady, are heading to Asheville, North Carolina, to spend a week at a boutique hotel and participate in a gathering of a mystery reader's club composed of patrons of the Athena Public Library. In addition to seeing the local sights, the members will take turns giving talks on their favorite authors.The always spry Ducote sisters, friends of the hotel's owners, are helping underwrite the expenses, and they've insisted that Charlie, Helen, and Diesel join them. Anxious to get Helen Louise away from her bistro for a vacation, Charlie readily agrees. While Charlie is looking forward to relaxing with Helen Louise and Diesel, other members of the group have ulterior motives including a long-standing score to settle.When an intrusive, uninvited guest turns up dead, only one mystery club member with a connection to the deceased appears to have a motive to kill. But could the answer really be that simple? Charlie and Diesel, along with the detecting Ducote sisters, know that every murder plot has an unexpected twist.

A New York Times Bestselling Author A Cat in the Stacks Mystery (Book 17) Charlie Harris and his wife, Helen Louise Brady, have arrived in Ireland for their honeymoon. After a few days in Dublin, they head to County Clare, ancestral home to Helen Louise's extended family, the O'Bradys. But upon arrival, the newlyweds are shocked to see a body falling from the roof. The dead man is centenarian Finn, Baron O'Brady, Lorcan's grandfather, which means that Lorcan now becomes the new Baron O'Brady. Charlie and Helen Louise realize the local garda can't solve the crime alone, and they will have to investigate themselves or risk something wicked coming their way.

La tensi n es palpable en la reuni n del comit de los Amigos de la Biblioteca de Athena. Las hermanas Ducote y Vera Cassity se disputan la celebraci n de la gala ben fica de este a o. Y si bien las hermanas son miembros respetados de la comunidad, Vera es la benefactora m s odiada del condado. Hasta Azalea, la asistenta de Charlie, parece tenerle inquina. Eso no jugar a su favor cuando, durante la gala, la encuentran encerrada con Vera, que yace muerta en el hueco de la escalera. Un nuevo caso que resolver para el bibliotecario Charlie Harris, que con la inestimable ayuda de su gato Diesel deber descubrir qui n ha dejado a Vera fuera de circulaci n.

A dead baron, an Irish castle, and an unexpected ghost . . . Charlie Harris, Helen Louise Brady, and their feline friend Diesel find themselves hot on the trail of a conniving killer in this delightful Cat in the Stacks Mystery from New York Times bestselling author Miranda James. Charlie Harris and his wife, Helen Louise Brady, have arrived in Ireland for their honeymoon. After a few days in Dublin, they head to County Clare, ancestral home to Helen Louise's extended family, the O'Bradys. Her cousin Lorcan runs Castle O'Brady as a bed-and-breakfast with his wife Caoimhe and their daughter and son-in-law. But upon arrival at the castle, the newlyweds are shocked to see a body falling from the roof. The dead man is centenarian Finn, Baron O'Brady, Lorcan's grandfather, which means that Lorcan now becomes the new Baron O'Brady. Was someone in a hurry for Lorcan to assume the title and ownership of the estate? Or is there another reason for wanting Finn dead? And why is a ghostly cat making an appearance in their room-is he trying to warn them? Charlie and Helen Louise must answer these questions and more as they realize the local garda can't solve the crime alone. And along with Diesel they will have to investigate themselves or risk something wicked coming their way...

Librarian Charlie Harris and his ever-intuitive feline friend, Diesel, must catch a killer in a deadly game of cat and mouse where no one is who they seem to be.... At last, Charlie and Helen Louise's wedding is only a month away. They're busy preparing for the big day, and the last thing Charlie needs is a new mystery to solve. Enter Tara Martin, a shy, peculiar woman who has recently started working part-time at Helen Louise's bistro and helping Charlie in the archive. Tara isn't exactly friendly and she has an angry outburst at the library that leaves Charlie baffled. Soon after, she abruptly leaves a catered housewarming party Charlie's son, Sean, is throwing to celebrate his new home--in the middle of her work shift. Before ducking out of the party, Tara looked terrified and Charlie wonders if she's deliberately trying to escape notice. Is she hiding from someone? When Tara is viciously attacked and lands in the hospital, Charlie knows his instincts were correct: Tara was in trouble and someone was after her. With the help of his much beloved cat, Diesel, Charlie digs deeper, and discovers shocking glimpses into Tara's past that they could never have predicted. Will they catch the villain before Charlie's own happily ever after with Helen Louise is ruined?

Laura, la hija de Charlie Harris, el bibliotecario, deja temporalmente su carrera de actriz en Hollywood y regresa a Athena para ser profesora de interpretaci n en la universidad. Y con Laura llega el drama. Su ex, el escritor Connor Lawton, est casi tan obsesionado con la obra que est escribiendo como con que Laura vuelva con l, cosa que la exnovia de Connor, Damitra, no est dispuesta a permitir. La trama se complica a n m s cuando Laura encuentra el cuerpo sin vida de Connor. El instinto de detective de Charlie le llevar a indagar en el entorno del dramaturgo con el apoyo, como siempre, de su fiel gato Diesel para descubrir que la realidad a veces supera la ficci n. Laura, the daughter of Charlie Harris, the librarian, temporarily leaves her acting career in Hollywood and returns to Athena to be an acting professor at the university. And with Laura comes the drama. Her ex, writer Connor Lawton, is almost as obsessed with the play he's writing as he is with Laura getting back together with him, which Connor's ex-girlfriend, Damitra, isn't willing to allow. The plot becomes even more complicated when Laura finds Connor's lifeless body. Charlie's detective instinct will lead him to investigate the playwright's environment with the support, as always, of his faithful cat Diesel to discover that reality sometimes surpasses fiction.

James Delacorte, un anciano exc ntrico coleccionista de libros raros sospecha que alguien le roba y quiere que Charlie, el bibliotecario, haga un inventario de su colecci n. Poco despu s de ponerse manos a la obra, Delacorte aparece muerto en su biblioteca. Charlie cuenta con la ayuda de su gato Diesel para encontrar pistas y resolver el caso. El juego del gato y el rat n se intensifica tras la desaparici n de un valioso ejemplar de Edgar Allan Poe y un segundo asesinato. Charlie y Diesel tienen que actuar r pido antes de que el asesino ataque por tercera vez, y cruzar los dedos para que no se cumpla el dicho y la curiosidad mate al gato... James Delacorte, an eccentric elderly collector of rare books suspects someone stealing from him and wants Charlie, the librarian, to take inventory of his collection. Shortly after getting down to work, Delacorte is found dead in his library. Charlie enlists the help of his cat Diesel to find clues and solve the case. The cat-and-mouse game intensifies after the disappearance of a valuable copy of Edgar Allan Poe and a second murder. Charlie and Diesel have to act fast before the killer strikes a third time, and cross their fingers that the saying doesn't come true and curiosity kills the cat...

Todo el mundo en Athena, Misisipi, conoce a Charlie Harris, el amable bibliotecario due o de un gato llamado Diesel al que pasea con correa. Ha regresado a su ciudad natal para sumergirse en los libros, pero pronto la vida real lo envuelve en una novela de misterio... Godfrey Priest, famoso, arrogante y manipulador autor de bestsellers gore y antiguo compa ero de clase de Charlie, aparece muerto. A pesar de los resentimientos Charlie, con la ayuda de Diesel, deciden resolver el misterio de la muerte del desagradable novelista a quien no le faltan enemigos. Everyone in Athena, Mississippi knows Charlie Harris -- the kind librarian who walks his cat on a leash. He has returned to his hometown to immerse himself in books, but soon real life engulfs him in a mystery novel. Godfrey Priest, a famous, arrogant, and manipulative bestselling author who also happens to be one of Charlie's former classmates, is found dead. Despite Charlie's hard feelings and with the help of his cat, they decide to solve the mystery of the death of the novelist who has no shortage of enemies.

Charlie and Diesel must catch a killer before he strikes another deadly note in this latest installment of the New York Times bestselling Cat in the Stacks Mysteries. Charlie Harris remembers Wilfred "Wil" Threadgill as one of the outsiders during high school in Athena. Although Wil was a couple of years ahead of him and his friend Melba Gilley, Melba had a big crush on Wil, who dropped out after his junior year. An aspiring musician, Wil hit the road for California and never looked back. Wil eventually became a star, fronting a band and writing award-winning songs. Coming back to Athena to work for two weeks with students in the college music department, Wil is now the big man on campus. Not everyone is happy to have him back, however. His entourage have been the target of several acts of petty harassment. At first they are easy for Wil to shrug off, but the incidents escalate and become more troubling. When one of the band members is killed Charlie worries that Melba, now deeply involved with the man at the center of the attacks, could be in deadly danger. It is up to Charlie and Diesel to find out who hates Wil Threadgill enough to silence his song . . . forever

When Charlie inherits a house from his grandfather, he and his cat Diesel discover some old bones that lead to a shocking new mystery in this latest installment in the New York Times bestselling Cat in the Stacks Mysteries. This is the fourteenth book in the New York Times bestselling Cat in the Stacks Mysteries.

Charlie Harris and his feline companion Diesel take a bookish vacation but discover that murder never takes a holiday, in this all-new installment of the New York Times bestselling series. Charlie and Diesel along with Charlie's fianc e, Helen Louise Brady, are heading to Asheville, North Carolina to spend a week at a boutique hotel and participate in a gathering of a mystery reader's club composed of patrons of the Athena Public Library. In addition to seeing the local sights, the members will take turns giving talks on their favorite authors. The always spry Ducote sisters, friends of the hotel's owners, are helping underwrite the expenses, and they've insisted that Charlie, Helen, and Diesel join them. Anxious to get Helen Louise away from her bistro for a vacation, Charlie readily agrees. While Charlie is looking forward to relaxing with Helen Louise and Diesel, other members of the group have ulterior motives including a long-standing score to settle. When an intrusive, uninvited guest turns up dead, only one mystery club member with a connection to the deceased appears to have a motive to kill. But could the answer really be that simple? Charlie and Diesel, along with the detecting Ducote sisters, know that every murder plot has an unexpected twist.

A Cat in the Stacks Mystery. Charlie Harris has enrolled in an early medieval history course offered by young, charismatic professor Carey Warriner. His fellow classmates are half his age - except for Dixie Bell Compton, another mature student. When Charlie hears an angry exchange between her and their professor, his interest in piqued. Then, just days later, he is saddened to learn that Dixie has been killed. Does Professor Warriner have anything to do with Dixies death? Was Dixie involved in a lovers triangle gone bad? Was it a crime of passion or is there another more sinister motive?

Charlie Harris and his Maine Coon cat, Diesel, are busy decking the halls for the holidays when an unexpected delivery and a shocking murder conspire to shake up the season in this latest installment of the New York Times bestselling series. December twenty-fifth is right around the corner, and Charlie is making his list and checking it twice. He is doing his best to show some peace and goodwill toward his nosy neighbor Gerry Arbitron, a real estate agent who seems to have designs on his house (and maybe on him, as well), while preparing for a very important role, indeed--his first Christmas as a grandfather. The last thing Charlie expects is to gain several new additions to his family. Charlie finds a box on his doorstep with five kittens inside and a note begging him to keep them safe. With Diesel's help, Charlie welcomes the tiny felines into the Harris household just as Gerry decides it is time to throw a lavish holiday party. Determined to make her mark on Athena, Gerry instead winds up dead at her very own party. Though attempts to dig into her past come up empty, Charlie and his girlfriend, Helen Louise, witness two heated exchanges involving Gerry before her death: one with a leading citizen and another with the wife of a good friend. Will one of these ladies wind up on the sheriff's naughty list? Charlie and Diesel have to wrap up the case before the special season is ruined by a sinister scrooge.