Something Whiskered by Miranda James

July 25, 2025

Yes and no on the seventeenth book in Miranda James’ Cat in the Stacks Mystery. Yes, it’s delightful with the Irish setting, more of Diesel the Maine Coon cat, and even a ghost cat named Fergal. But, if you’re looking for Charlie Harris, the...

Requiem for a Mouse by Miranda James

June 24, 2024

All of the familiar, beloved characters in Miranda James’ cozy series return in Requiem for a Mouse. Charlie Harris, archivist and librarian, is back with his Maine Coon Cat, Diesel, along with all the members of his household and extended family. Although...

What the Cat Dragged In by Miranda James

August 31, 2021

What the Cat Dragged In is Miranda James’ fourteenth Cat in the Stacks mystery. After thirteen books in a series, some authors just seem to phone it in. However, this one just might be the best yet in the series. When Sean Harris told his father, Charlie, that...

Cat Me If You Can by Miranda James

October 10, 2020

I’m going to write an unusual review of Miranda James’ latest Cat in the Stacks Mystery, Cat Me If You Can. First, there’s the review of the mystery, a story that takes librarian Charlie Harris and Maine Coon cat Diesel out of their Athena,...

Careless Whiskers by Miranda James

January 21, 2020

Miranda James marks the twelfth book in the Cat in the Stacks series, Careless Whiskers, by bringing in all the beloved characters, including the Ducote sisters, while staging an entire play. A librarian, cats, theater, some humor, and a murder. What more could a cozy...