File M for Murder by Miranda JamesMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
This is book 3 in the A Cat in The Stacks Mystery series, and it is so well-written and crafted. I have enjoyed this series so much. At first, when I realized that the lead character was an older gentlemen in the south, I thought there was no way I would be able to relate and get into it, but he is a father to grown children, and as a mother I can understand what he talks about when he talks about or relates to his children. He is just so easy to relate to and it makes the stories flow and so enjoyable to read.
In this installment, Charlie's daughter Laura, returns to Athena to teach a semester at the College, in drama. The recently hired playwright is a former boyfriend and gets her the job when the originally hired drama coach backs out. Problem is, Connor, the former boyfriend doesn't want to be the former, he wants to be the current, and he "brings" with him an admirer by the name of Damtria that will stop at nothing to get Connor back. High drama for the tiny town of Athena. It only gets greater when Laura finds Connor dead in his apartment!
It was wonderful to catch up with the characters from this story. Charlie still has his boarders, Justin Wardlaw from the first book and Stewart Delacourte from the second book. I love that people you met in other installments don't just disappear, but are still there, and play minor roles, but yet we still get to check in on them and see how they are progressing. Of course, there is the ever present housekeeper, Azelea and her daughter, the highly capable chief deputy, Kanesha Berry. Charlie's son Sean is still in town and working a little, life in Athena is going good. Of course a good murder investigation is only the next thing to come to spice up their lives!
What Cat in the Stack Mystery would be complete without Diesel, the Maine Coon cat that Charlie adopted when he moved back to Athena and that goes everywhere with him, to work at the college, to volunteer at the library, and he even weighs in on the murder investigation! It's almost like he can talk to Charlie! It is so fun to listen to the interactions and the play between Diesel and the main character and the suspects. Love it!
This is a well-written, beautifully crafted book that will be worth anyone's time, unless you don't like cats, then you might not enjoy it as much, but it is worth the time to read!
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