No cats allowed / Miranda James.

By:

James, Miranda

Material type: Text

TextSeries: James, Miranda. Cat in the stacks mystery ; Publication details: New York : Berkley Prime Crime, 2016.Edition: First editionDescription: 275 pages ; 24 cmISBN:

9780425277744 (hardcover)
0425277747 :

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Genre/Form:

Mystery fiction.

Summary: "There's nothing Athena College librarian Charlie Harris likes better than curling up with a good book--except maybe curling up with his Maine Coon cat, Diesel. But when the library's abrasive new director is put out of circulation, both Charlie and Diesel will have to clear a friend when the evidence is stacked against her... Springtime in Mississippi is abloom with beauty, but the library's employees are too busy worrying to stop and smell the flowers. The new library director, Oscar Reilly, is a brash, unfriendly Yankee who's on a mission to cut costs--and his first targets are the archive and the rare book collection. As annoying as a long-overdue book, Reilly quickly raises the hackles of everyone on staff, including Charlie's fiery friend Melba--whom Reilly wants to replace with someone younger. But his biggest offense is declaring all four-legged creatures banned from the stacks. With enemies aplenty, the suspect list is long when Reilly's body is discovered in the library. But things take a turn for the worse when a threatening email throws suspicion on Melba. Charlie is convinced that his friend is no murderer, especially when he catches sight of a menacing stranger lurking around the library. Now he and Diesel will have to read between the lines, before Melba is shelved under "G" for guilty.."-- Provided by publisher.Summary: A new director at the Athena College library sets about making very unpopular changes, including his "no cats allowed" policy, which makes things awkward when he mysteriously dies, leaving librarian Charlie Harris and his feline sidekick, Diesel, to investigate.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Adult Book	Phillipsburg Free Public Library	Adult Fiction	Adult Fiction	FIC JAMES	Available		36748002343715

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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

It's springtime in Athena, Mississippi, and the Athena College Library has a new director. Elwyn Dillard is a brash, abrasive Yankee whose forceful style causes ripples throughout the library. He's on a mission to cut costs; not only does Dillard want to take away Charlie's job, he's also made it clear he doesn't want any four-legged creatures in the building. Dillard also wants to sack Melba, and the fiery Melba is vocal about her resistance to that plan. That makes her a suspect when Dillard dies. Charlie and Diesel's new job is to prove her innocent.

"There's nothing Athena College librarian Charlie Harris likes better than curling up with a good book--except maybe curling up with his Maine Coon cat, Diesel. But when the library's abrasive new director is put out of circulation, both Charlie and Diesel will have to clear a friend when the evidence is stacked against her... Springtime in Mississippi is abloom with beauty, but the library's employees are too busy worrying to stop and smell the flowers. The new library director, Oscar Reilly, is a brash, unfriendly Yankee who's on a mission to cut costs--and his first targets are the archive and the rare book collection. As annoying as a long-overdue book, Reilly quickly raises the hackles of everyone on staff, including Charlie's fiery friend Melba--whom Reilly wants to replace with someone younger. But his biggest offense is declaring all four-legged creatures banned from the stacks. With enemies aplenty, the suspect list is long when Reilly's body is discovered in the library. But things take a turn for the worse when a threatening email throws suspicion on Melba. Charlie is convinced that his friend is no murderer, especially when he catches sight of a menacing stranger lurking around the library. Now he and Diesel will have to read between the lines, before Melba is shelved under "G" for guilty.."-- Provided by publisher.

A new director at the Athena College library sets about making very unpopular changes, including his "no cats allowed" policy, which makes things awkward when he mysteriously dies, leaving librarian Charlie Harris and his feline sidekick, Diesel, to investigate.