This week it’s time to go back to school with Charlie Harris in his latest Cat in the Stacks mystery. He’s auditing a medieval history class, (oo-wee, so fun) which leads him to the unraveling of a murder mystery. I’ll admit I took classes in things like roller skating-a p.e. credit, I promise.

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Book Description

 In addition to his library duties and his role as doting grandad, Charlie has enrolled in an early medieval history course offered by young, charismatic professor Carey Warriner. Charlie feels a bit out of place- his fellow classmates are half his age- except for Dixie Bell Compton, another ‘mature’ student. When Charlie hears an angry exchange between her and their professor, his interest piqued. He’s even more intrigued when she shows up at his office asking for a study partner. Charlie turns her down and is saddened to learn just a few days later that Dixie has been killed.

 Charlie wonders if Professor Warriner had anything to do with Dixie’s death. Warriner is married to a fellow professor who happens to be a successful author. There are rumors on campus that their marriage was on the rocks. Was Dixie’s death the result of a lovers’ triangle gone bad? Charlie soon discovers that the professor’s wife may have some secrets of her own and his suspect list is only getting longer. 

As he and Diesel step further into the tangled web of relationships, someone else is viciously killed. Whose jealousy finally erupted into murderous rage? Was it a crime of passion or is there another more sinister motive? Charlie races to unravel this mystery: and to draw out the culprit, he may just have to put his own life on the line…

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My Review

Librarian Charlie Harris is looking forward to auditing a class in medieval history but can’t help noticing a mature flirtatious female student who seems to be stalking the professor. From this point, we are immersed into the world and love lives of university professors along with a wonderful cast of characters who are regulars in the Cat in the Stacks series. I really liked the cozy setting of Charlie’s house and Diesel the Maine Coon cat who is as much of a character as Charlie. The mystery moves along well and had me guessing.

I obtained this book from Net Galley and have given an honest review.