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- COVER
- PRAISE FOR TITLES BY MIRANDA JAMES
- ALSO BY MIRANDA JAMES
- TITLE PAGE
- COPYRIGHT
- DEDICATION
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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- AFTERWORD
- LETTER TO THE READER
- SPECIAL EXCERPT FROM BLESS HER DEAD LITTLE HEART
—Carolyn Hart, national bestselling author of
the Bailey Ruth Mysteries
“Brings cozy lovers an intriguing mystery, a wonderful cat, and a librarian hero who will warm your heart. Filled with Southern charm, the first in the Cat in the Stacks Mysteries will keep readers guessing until the end. Miranda James should soon be on everyone’s list of favorite authors.”
—Leann Sweeney, author of
the Cats in Trouble Mysteries
“Murder Past Due has an excellent plot, great execution, and a surprising ending. This book is a must read!”
—The Romance Readers Connection
“Miranda James begins the Cat in the Stacks Mysteries with a bang . . . [An] absolute breath of fresh air.”
—Fresh Fiction
“Readers will adore Charlie and Diesel.”
—Socrates’ Book Reviews Blog
“Read Murder Past Due for the mystery and an enjoyable amateur sleuth . . . You’ll find yourself wishing for the next book to catch up with Diesel.”
—Lesa’s Book Critiques
Please visit Diesel the cat at facebook.com/DieselHarriscat.
ALSO BY MIRANDA JAMES
Berkley Prime Crime titles by Miranda James
MURDER PAST DUE
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OUT OF CIRCULATION
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Miranda James
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A Berkley Prime Crime Book / published by arrangement with the author
Copyright © 2014 by Dean James.
Excerpt from Bless Her Dead Little Heart by Miranda James copyright © 2014 by Dean James.
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PUBLISHING HISTORY
Berkley Prime Crime mass-market edition / February 2014
Cover illustration by Dan Craig.
Cover design by Lesley Worrell.
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product
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DEDICATION
With great respect and admiration, and with
thanks for countless hours of pleasure and vicarious
adventure, this book is dedicated to the memories
of Mildred Wirt Benson, Margaret Sutton, and Julie
Campbell Tatham. Without Nancy Drew, Judy Bolton,
and Trixie Belden, I would never have had so
much fun in childhood and adolescence.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS