The Queen City Detective Agency by Snowden Wright

August 14, 2024

I’m one of those readers who thinks fiction authors should be free to create characters and plots, and they don’t have to be the same gender or race as the protagonist. It will be interesting to see what the crime fiction community says about Snowden...

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...

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...

The Pawful Truth by Miranda James

July 21, 2019

There are some mystery series whose characters are the draw as much as the plot, maybe more so. I was willing to overlook Robert B. Parker’s minimalist mystery plots in his final Spenser books because I loved to read about Spenser and Hawk. I feel the same way...

Have You Heard? – Miranda James’ Classified as Murder

July 14, 2019

Miranda James’ eleventh Cat in the Stacks mystery, The Pawful Truth, is due out Tuesday, July 16. If you love Charlie Harris and his Maine Coon cat, Diesel, as I do, you’ll be waiting for the new book. In the meantime, Sandie Herron has reviewed the...