Dean "Miranda" James & Ellery Adams

Dean "Miranda" James will sign and discuss Careless Whiskers (Berkley; $26). 

Our former store manager, Miranda James is the pen name of "New York Times" bestselling, award-winning author Dean James. His books include the Simon Kirby-Jones series, the Wanda Nell Culpepper series, the Silver Dagger series, and the Agatha Award winner By a Woman s Hand, which he cowrote with fellow librarian Jean Swanson. Miranda lives in Mississippi.

Ellery Adams will sign and discuss The Book of Candlelight (Kensington; $26).

Ellery Adams has written over thirty mystery novels and can't imagine spending a day away from the keyboard. Ms. Adams, a native New Yorker, has had a lifelong love affair with stories, food, rescue animals, and large bodies of water. When not working on her next novel, she bakes, gardens, spoils her three cats, and spends far too much time on Pinterest. She lives with her husband and two children (aka the Trolls) in Chapel Hill, NC. For more information, please visit www.elleryadamsmysteries.com.

Our in-store talk/readings are free. However, if you want to get anything signed, the author's newest book must be purchased from Murder By The Book. Our signing policies can be found here

 

Event date: 

Saturday, February 1, 2020 - 4:30pm

Event address: 

2342 Bissonnet St
Houston, TX 77005
Careless Whiskers (Cat in the Stacks Mystery #12) By Miranda James Cover Image
$26.00
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ISBN: 9780451491152
Published: Berkley - January 21st, 2020

When librarian Charlie Harris' daughter is falsely accused of murder, he and his faithful feline Diesel must leap forward to crack the case in this all-new installment in the New York Times bestselling series.  


The Book of Candlelight (A Secret, Book and Scone Society Novel #3) By Ellery Adams Cover Image
$26.00
ISBN: 9781496712431
Availability: Able to Backorder
Published: Kensington Cozies - January 28th, 2020

In the new Secret, Book, and Scone Society novel from New York Times bestselling author Ellery Adams, the rain in Miracle Springs, North Carolina, has been relentless—and a flood of trouble is about to be unleashed . . .
 


The Whispered Word (A Secret, Book and Scone Society Novel #2) By Ellery Adams Cover Image
$15.95
ISBN: 9781496712417
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Published: Kensington Cozies - December 31st, 2019

Nora Pennington and her fiction loving friends in small-town Miracle Springs, North Carolina, encounter a young woman desperately in need of a new beginning . . .
 


The Secret, Book & Scone Society (A Secret, Book and Scone Society Novel #1) By Ellery Adams Cover Image
$16.95
ISBN: 9781496712387
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Published: Kensington Cozies - July 31st, 2018

In this intriguing new series from New York Times bestselling author Ellery Adams, a quirky club in small-town North Carolina holds the keys to health, happiness, friendship—and even solving a murder—all to be found within the pages of the right book . . .
 


The Pawful Truth (Cat in the Stacks Mystery #11) By Miranda James Cover Image
$26.00
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ISBN: 9780451491121
Published: Berkley - July 16th, 2019

When Charlie Harris decides to go back to school, he and his Maine Coon cat, Diesel, find themselves entangled in a deadly lovers quarrel on campus in the latest installment of the New York Times bestselling series.


Six Cats a Slayin' (Cat in the Stacks Mystery #10) By Miranda James Cover Image
$7.99
ISBN: 9780451491114
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Published: Berkley - November 26th, 2019

Charlie Harris and his Maine Coon cat, Diesel, are busy decking the halls for the holidays when an unexpected delivery and a shocking murder conspire to shake up the season in this latest installment of the New York Times bestselling series.


Claws for Concern (Cat in the Stacks Mystery #9) By Miranda James Cover Image
$7.99
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ISBN: 9780425277799
Published: Berkley - June 4th, 2019

Charlie Harris and his Maine Coon cat, Diesel, are embroiled in a new mystery when a cold case suddenly heats up in the latest installment of the New York Times bestselling series.


Fixing to Die (A Southern Ladies Mystery #4) By Miranda James Cover Image
$8.99
ISBN: 9780399584770
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Published: Berkley - October 3rd, 2017

The New York Times bestselling author of the Cat in the Stacks Mysteries and Digging Up the Dirt returns with the latest Southern Ladies Mystery...


Twelve Angry Librarians (Cat in the Stacks Mystery #8) By Miranda James Cover Image
$8.99
ISBN: 9780425277775
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Published: Berkley - January 2nd, 2018

The author of the New York Times bestselling Cat in the Stacks series is back with more Southern charm and beguiling mystery as Charlie Harris and his cat Diesel must find a killer in a room full of librarians...
 


Digging Up the Dirt (A Southern Ladies Mystery #3) By Miranda James Cover Image
$8.99
ISBN: 9780425273067
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Published: Berkley - September 6th, 2016

The New York Times bestselling author of the Cat in the Stacks mysteries is back with more of those sleuthing Southern belles, the Ducote sisters...


No Cats Allowed (Cat in the Stacks Mystery #7) By Miranda James Cover Image
$9.99
ISBN: 9780425277751
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Published: Berkley - February 7th, 2017

The New York Times bestselling Cat in the Stacks series continues as librarian Charlie Harris and his cat Diesel must clear a friend when the evidence is stacked against her…


Dead with the Wind (A Southern Ladies Mystery #2) By Miranda James Cover Image
$8.99
ISBN: 9780425273050
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Published: Berkley - September 29th, 2015

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...


Arsenic and Old Books (Cat in the Stacks Mystery #6) By Miranda James Cover Image
$9.99
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ISBN: 9780425277539
Published: Berkley - February 2nd, 2016

In this mystery in the New York Times bestselling series, librarian Charlie Harris and his cat Diesel have to battle a killer when a set of Civil War diaries inspires murder...
 


Bless Her Dead Little Heart (A Southern Ladies Mystery #1) By Miranda James Cover Image
$8.99
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ISBN: 9780425273043
Published: Berkley - October 7th, 2014

New York Times bestselling author Miranda James returns to Athena, Mississippi, with the first Southern Ladies mystery featuring Miss An’gel and Miss Dickce Ducote, two snoopy sisters who are always ready to lend a helping hand.


The Silence of the Library (Cat in the Stacks Mystery #5) By Miranda James Cover Image
$8.99
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ISBN: 9780425257289
Published: Berkley - January 28th, 2014

When a beloved mystery author’s visit causes a stir in their small Mississippi town, librarian Charlie Harris and his cat Diesel must outwit a fiction fanatic turned real-life killer.


Out of Circulation (Cat in the Stacks Mystery #4) By Miranda James Cover Image
$8.99
ISBN: 9780425257272
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Published: Berkley - January 29th, 2013

Librarian Charlie Harris and his cat Diesel must content with some spirited southern ladies when a feud ends in murder in this mystery in the New York Times bestselling series.


File M for Murder (Cat in the Stacks Mystery #3) By Miranda James Cover Image
$7.99
ISBN: 9780425246184
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Published: Berkley - January 31st, 2012

In this mystery in the New York Times bestselling Cat in the Stacks series, librarian Charlie Harris and his cat Diesel must clear the name of someone near and dear to their hearts—Charlie’s own daughter.


Classified as Murder (Cat in the Stacks Mystery #2) By Miranda James Cover Image
$8.99
ISBN: 9780425241578
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Published: Berkley - May 3rd, 2011

Librarian Charlie Harris and his cat Diesel must catalog a killer in this mystery in the New York Times bestselling Cat in the Stacks series.


Murder Past Due (Cat in the Stacks Mystery #1) By Miranda James Cover Image
$7.99
ISBN: 9780425236031
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Published: Berkley - August 3rd, 2010

FIRST IN THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING CAT IN THE STACKS MYSTERY SERIES!

Everyone in Athena, Mississippi, knows Charlie Harris, the good-natured librarian with a rescued Maine coon cat named Diesel that he walks on a leash.  He’s returned to his hometown to immerse himself in books, but soon enough he’s entangled in a real-life thriller...