Twelve Angry Librarians

Cat in the Stacks Mysteries, Book 8

By: Miranda James

Narrated by: Erin Bennett

Charlie Harris is stressed out. The Southern Academic Libraries Association is holding this year's annual meeting at Athena College. Since Charlie is the interim library director, he must deliver the welcome speech to all the visiting librarians. And as if that weren't bad enough, the keynote address will be delivered by Charlie's old nemesis from library school.

It's been 30 years since Charlie has seen Gavin Fong, and he's still an insufferable know-it-all capable of getting under everyone's skin. In his keynote, Gavin puts forth a most unpopular opinion: that degreed librarians will be obsolete in the academic libraries of the future. So when Gavin drops dead, no one seems too upset...but Charlie, who was seen having a heated argument with Gavin the day before, has jumped to the top of the suspect list. Now Charlie and Diesel must check out every clue to refine their search for the real killer among them before the next book Charlie reads comes from a prison library....

©2017 Dean James (P)2017 Tantor

Great Mystery

This is my first installment of this series. I gravitated to it because of the title “Twelve Angry Librarians”. I am a retired librarian soooooo I had to know. 😏 I found it to be a delightful cozy mystery that I immediately began enjoying and wanted the story to unfold but not end. I will continue with this series because James has me hooked. The question is will I go in the order of the series?

Librarians, Grandbabies, Murder and LOVE

The eighth in the Cat in the Stacks mysteries finds Charlie and Diesel busy getting ready for the Librarians’ Conference at Athena College. Since filling the position of interim director, Charlie has assumed a variety of duties, including delivering the welcome speech to the group of visiting librarians. The keynote speaker is Gavin Fong, an old classmate from library school, who has made more enemies than friends over the years. He has also applied for the permanent director’s position that Charlie is now filling at the library at Athena College. Having jumped from job to job for some 30 years, Charlie is dismayed at the prospect of the college considering Gavin Fong for the position. But he doesn’t have to worry about it long. Gavin drops dead while delivering his speech, in front of all the guests, after taking a sip of water from his water bottle. Since Charlie and Gavin had a public spat, which came to blows earlier (provoked by Gavin), Charlie is the first suspect in the murder. This book in the series is a lot of fun. Charlie has to decide whether he wants to come out of retirement to take the full-time position of director of the college library, plus both of his kids are now expecting babies. About to become a grandfather for the first time, he relishes the thought of bouncing grandbabies on his knee. But when daughter, Laura, tells her dad that her husband has been offered a job out of state, Charlie is filled with anxiety . . . the kind that any father and grandfather would experience. Wisely, Charlie keeps mum about his feelings, supporting whatever decision the couple have to make, and gets busy investigating the murder of Gavin Fong. Charlie’s relationship with his long-time friend, Helen Louise, gets closer. Very enjoyable listen, and excellent ending.

ALWAYS A PLEASURE

The writing, the narrator once again provided a great experience. I look forward to many more hours and books from this author, and chirps from Diesel.

Love Library Cats

Amanda James (or shall I say Diesel & Charlie) took me away from daily stresses.

I adore this series

Any additional comments?

I have all of the books in this series and have listened to them more than once. I love Charlie and Diesel and the other quirky characters in the book. I anxiously wait for each new book to come out. It is just too far in between, but I listen to the prior ones again to get me by until the next one.

When I started the first book, I thought it was strange for a female to be narrating a book with a male primary character, but she does an excellent job with all the voices and I would now have trouble listening to the books with anyone else narrating.

Good One

Love the cat. Another easy listen. Feet up and head phones on. Volume at medium. Enjoy!!

Diesel Is The Cat

Good cozy mystery. Good for a lazy day. No gore..just a fun mystery with good characters and good narration.

Another Fascinating Cat-tastrophe

A VERY good, entertaining cozy mystery starring 'Diesel' the very enigmatic cat! You will thoroughly enjoy this entire series.

Another great addition

Once again, Miranda James has written another great installment to this series. The characters continue to grow and her stories are original. As always, Erin Bennett's narration is spot on. I highly recommend this book and the entire Cat in the Stacks series.

good

I have read the whole series of this author. First time listening. Quick listen and overall good