Arsenic and Old Books (Cat in the Stacks Mystery)

In this mystery in the New York Times bestselling series, librarian Charlie Harris and his cat Diesel have to battle a killer when a set of Civil War diaries inspires murder...
 
Lucinda Beckwith Long, the mayor of Athena, Mississippi, has donated a set of Civil War-era diaries to the archives of Athena College. She would like librarian Charlie Harris to preserve and substantiate them as a part of the Long family legacy—something that could benefit her son, Beck, as he prepares to campaign for the state senate.
 
Beck’s biggest rival would like to get a look at the diaries in an attempt to expose the Long family’s past sins. Meanwhile, a history professor is also determined to get her hands on the books in a last-ditch bid for tenure. But their interest suddenly turns deadly, leaving Charlie with a catalog of questions to answer. Together with his Maine Coon cat Diesel, Charlie must discover why the diaries were worth killing for before he too reaches his final chapter.


INCLUDES A BONUS SHORT STORY

• No Cats Allowed (Cat in the Stacks Mystery)
• The Silence of the Library (Cat in the Stacks Mystery)
• Twelve Angry Librarians (Cat in the Stacks Mystery)
• Out of Circulation (Cat in the Stacks Mystery)
• File M for Murder (Cat in the Stacks Mystery)
• Classified as Murder (Cat in the Stacks Mystery)
• Murder Past Due (Cat in the Stacks Mystery)
• Claws for Concern (Cat in the Stacks Mystery)
• Fixing to Die (A Southern Ladies Mystery)
• Bless Her Dead Little Heart (A Southern Ladies Mystery)