MYSTERY

Arsenic and Old Books: A Cat in the Stacks Mystery

by Miranda James

Berkley Prime Crime. Feb. 2015. 304p. ISBN 9780425257296. $25.95; ebk. ISBN 9780698144576. M

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When college librarian Charlie Harris takes possession of a set of Civil War-era diaries from the mayor of Athena, MS, they become the focus of a political and tenure battle that results in the death of one of the interested parties. In this sixth series entry (after The Silence of the Library), Charlie and his feline companion Diesel are once again drawn into Southern family scandals.

Reviewed by Kristi Chadwick , Feb 01, 2015

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