Why read Murder Past Due?

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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…

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2 authors picked Murder Past Due as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Catherine Dilts

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This cozy series breaks the mold of the female amateur sleuth with Charlie Harris, the male university librarian. The rest of my expectations are intact, although the cat character Diesel behaves more cat-like than many felines in cozy mysteries.

This series is set in the South, in usually sleepy Athena, Georgia–sleepy until a murder stirs things up. I feel right at home in Charlie’s home/boarding house and getting to know his southern-flavored coworkers, friends, and family.

From Catherine's list on The best books featuring women amateur sleuths and clever cats solving small town mysteries.

Susan McBride

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(Almost) 50-year-old Charlie Harris is a library archivist in fictional Athena, MS. He lives in an old, inherited Victorian with a Maine Coon named Diesel.

As Maine Coons are one of my favorite breeds, it’s the combination of Diesel and Charlie’s job as a longtime librarian that drew me to this book. Libraries were always my first stop when my family moved to a new town, which we did about every 2-3 years when I was growing up. It feels comfortable to tag along with Charlie and Diesel as they head to work in the university archives and solve crimes…

From Susan's list on The best small town mysteries with sleuths who aren’t Spring chickens.