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Out of Circulation
Out of Circulation | Miranda James
9 posts | 8 read | 5 to read
Everyone in Athena, Mississippi, knows Charlie Harris, the librarian with a rescued Maine coon cat named Diesel. He's returned to his hometown to immerse himself in books, but when a feud erupts between the town's richest ladies, the writing on the wall spells murder. The Ducote sisters are in a tiff with Vera Cassity over the location of this year's library fundraising gala, and Charlie would rather curl up in a corner than get into the fray. It seems everyone--even his housekeeper Azalea--has it in for Vera. And at the gala, she gives them good reason, with a public display of rancor aimed at anyone who gets in her way. But those bitter words wind up being her last. When Charlie discovers Azalea standing over Vera's dead body, it's up to him--with a little help from Diesel--to clear Azalea's name, and catch a killer before his last chapter is finished.
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LibraryCin
Out of Circulation | Miranda James
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Mehso-so

As with many cozy mysteries, it took some time to set things up, including introducing the characters and conflicts with Vera. I do like many of the characters and I love Diesel the Maine Coon cat. This is a good story.

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Bookwormjillk
Out of Circulation | Miranda James
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These books are getting a bit formulaic, but I‘ll keep reading them because of the cats and the books.

rwmg Gotta love Diesel. But yeah, I had no idea whether I had read that title till I checked my catalogue. They do all blur together. 7mo
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Librarybelle
Out of Circulation | Miranda James
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How much I love this series! Cozy mystery featuring a somewhat bashful male librarian and his Maine Coon cat - let‘s face it, this series is all about Diesel the cat!

When wealthy families clash, watch out! Murder just may happen at a costumed gala. Charlie is asked to investigate, and what he uncovers is some pretty damaging secrets. Nice, quick read. Exactly the type of reading my brain needed at the moment.

KathyWheeler I loved this series too although I usually do the audio. 11mo
rwmg Another fan of the series, though I forget whether I've read this particular one (let's face it the titles are usually pretty interchangeable) 11mo
Librarybelle @KathyWheeler @rwmg I like that it‘s slightly different from the usual cozy mystery recipe, but also the characters are very fun! 11mo
KathyWheeler @Librarybelle Me too, plus I was a librarian until I retired last summer. I also have a Maine Coon. 😊 11mo
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Bookgoil
Out of Circulation | Miranda James
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So I tested negative Wednesday and was able to get back into my library! Yay! I‘ve been working on updating some of my spaces to make it more fun and modern, I plan to add some words about the library to our circulation desk - I want to add Collaborate first and then have each class add their own word that they think of when they come to library. ❤️

kspenmoll I love your redo!!‘ 2y
LiteraryinPA Ooh, so pretty! 2y
Bookzombie ❤️ 2y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Looks great!! 2y
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rwmg
Out of Circulation | Miranda James
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A practically universally loathed member of the library board is killed at a charity fancy-dress party and Azalea, Charlie Harris's housekeeper, is found with the body.

Another fun outing for Charlie and Diesel and the other denizens of Athena.

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rwmg
Out of Circulation | Miranda James
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Purrfectpages
Out of Circulation | Miranda James
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It‘s so hard to get a picture of my cats together since they sadly, do not get along. So whenever I see the chance, I take what I can get. #cats #readingresolutions

MelissaSue81 I do this too! When I can get all three, it‘s like I hit the jackpot! 6y
Purrfectpages @MelissaSue81 we‘ll take what we can get, right? 6y
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Johanna414
Out of Circulation | Miranda James

Some good Monday news: Each year I have to come up with a “measurable goal” as part of my evaluation at work. Last year I kept it simple since it was my first year in the district and my goal was to increase circulation of library materials.
I just ran a bunch of reports and realized I almost doubled circulation from the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 school years!

TheKidUpstairs Amazing! Congratulations, what a great accomplishment! 7y
Johanna414 To be fair, before they hired me there was only one librarian for the whole school district and she was able to maybe be at the high school once a week. The teaching assistant in here knows nothing about libraries, was completely disinterested in books, didn‘t get along with any of the teachers or students and was basically incompetent... so she monitors study halls all day now and I get to have fun in the library! (edited) 7y
Cinfhen Excellent!!! 7y
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LiteraryinPA That‘s great!! 7y
LeahBergen Wow! 👏🏻👏🏻 7y
Jas16 🙌🏽 7y
TommieMarie74 That‘s awesome! Congrats!! 7y
megt Well done! 7y
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Jbrooxd
Out of Circulation | Miranda James
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Great series with characters I really enjoy!

revenge4porgy Haven‘t read this one yet 7y
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