Books - A Southern Ladies Mystery

 

The author that writes the Cat in the Stacks Mysteries wrote a side series as well that is just as much fun.  You just have to smile at the title of the first book and having a few books of the Ducotte sisters you know will be fun.  

'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.

With the Mississippi sun beating down, An’gel and Dickce are taking a break to cool off and pet sit their friend Charlie Harris’s cat, Diesel, when their former sorority sister, Rosabelle Sultan, shows up at their door unexpectedly, with her ne’er-do-well adult children not far behind.

Rosabelle’s selfish offspring are desperate to discover what’s in her will, and it soon becomes clear that one of them would kill to get their hands on the inheritance. Suddenly caught up in a deadly tangle of duplicitous suspects and deep-fried motives, it will take all of the sisters’ Southern charm to catch a decidedly ill-mannered killer…'

And yes, the picture of a cat, who is not Diesel and a dog are part of the story too and it is as fun a read as reading about Charlie and Diesel.  

There are only four books in the series and I am not sure if there will be more of them, so far the next book by the author will be another Cat in the Stacks, but in the meantime these four are worth a read.

'It’s autumn down south, and An'gel and Dickce Ducote are in Natchez, Mississippi, at the request of Mary Turner Catlin, the granddaughter of an old friend. Mary and her husband, Henry Howard, live in Cliffwood, one of the beautiful antebellum homes for which Natchez is famous.
 
Odd things have been happening in the house for years, and the French Room in particular has become the focal point for spooky sensations. The Ducotes suspect the ghostly goings-on are caused by the living, but when a relative of the Catlins is found dead in the room, An'gel and Dickce must sift through a haunted family history to catch a killer.'

Have a great day all and here is a little something for a smile too.

and of course it's filled with books :)