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  • Published: 15 January 2017
  • ISBN: 9780425273050
  • Imprint: Berkley
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 304
  • RRP: $22.99

Dead With The Wind



The New York Times bestselling author of Bless Her Dead Little Heart brings back two beloved, spry Southern sleuths.

In the second novel in the charming Southern Ladies mystery series, the spry, sleuthing Ducote sisters attend a wedding and uncover an unhappily ever after...

An’gel and Dickce Ducote tend to stay put in Athena, Mississippi, but a wedding is a good reason to say a temporary farewell to Charlie Harris’s cat Diesel and go visit relatives. But while their stay in Louisiana is scorching hot, the atmosphere at the wedding is downright cold, with bride-to-be Sondra Delevan putting her trust fund above little things like love and loyalty.

When a violent storm supposedly sweeps Sondra off a balcony to her death, the sisters discover that many of the guests attending the wedding had major reasons to object to Sondra’s marriage. Now, it’s up to An’gel and Dickce to use their down-home instincts to expose dubious alibis, silver-plated secrets, and one relentless murderer who lives for “till death do us part.”

  • Published: 15 January 2017
  • ISBN: 9780425273050
  • Imprint: Berkley
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 304
  • RRP: $22.99

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Praise for Dead With The Wind

"Readers who have come to love Charlie and Diesel and the small-town ambience of Athena will find File M for Murder another pleasant diversion, complete with an intriguing plot in which the silence of the library threatens to become the silence of the grave." - Richmond Times-Dispatch

"Bringing local color to life, this second entry in the series...is a gentle, closed-room drama set in Mississippi. Ideal for Christie fans who enjoy a good puzzle." - Library Journal

"Combines a kind-hearted librarian hero, family secrets in a sleepy southern town, and a gentle giant of a cat that will steal your heart. A great beginning to a promising new cozy series." - Lorna Barrett, New York Times bestselling author of the Booktown mysteries

"Courtly librarian Charlie Harris and his Maine coon cat, Diesel, are an endearing detective duo. Warm, charming and Southern as the tastiest grits." - Carolyn Hart, New York Times bestselling author of the Death on Demand mysteries, the Bailey Ruth Ghost novels, and What the Cat Saw

"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 Mystery Series will keep readers guessing until the end. Miranda James should soon be on everyone's list of favorite authors." - Leann Sweeney, New York Times author of the Cats in Trouble Mysteries