About this series
A Deep South Mystery (#3)
For Andy Carpenter, graduate school is stressful enough without adding romantic complications to the mix. First, Andy has to contend with the presence of Rob Hayward, newly enrolled in the history PhD program. He thought Rob was out of his life for good, but now he has to confront his unresolved feelings and not let his work suffer.
When Andy discovers the body of fellow graduate student Charlie Harper in the university library, his ex, Rob, looks like the chief suspect in the murder. And just what was the relationship between Rob and Charlie?
Andy and his best friend, Maggie McLendon, agree that Rob isn't a murderer, and they decide the best way to exonerate him is to figure out who really killed Charlie. Who else might have had a motive for murder? When a second murder occurs, Andy, Maggie, and Rob must work quickly to find the killer before Rob ends up charged with two murders he didn't commit…or even worse, dead!
“The earnest, wry Andy makes an appealing narrator.” –Publishers Weekly
“…a compelling mystery in the Carolyn Hart tradition.” –Margaret Maron
Titles in the series (2)
- Closer than the Bones
2
From New York Times bestselling author of A Cat in the Stacks mystery series, a novel about murder, fiction and the deep, deep South… A Deep South Mystery (#2) Recently retired from teaching high school English, Ernestine Carpenter freely admits that she's more than a bit nosy. Ernie—(as she's called by her nearest and dearest) is also good at solving problems, and she's let it be known, amongst them, that she's willing to take on...interesting...jobs. Mary Tucker McElroy, well-known in Southern literary circles as a generous patron. Six months earlier, her literary group had gathered for the Christmas festivities at Idlewild, Miss McElroy's ancestral home in north central Mississippi, and one guest, writer Sukey Lytton, turned up dead in the pond one day, an apparent, but suspicious suicide. Miss McElroy is convinced that Sukey Lytton was murdered, and she wants Ernie to help her figure out the guilty party. But who can it be? Was it Lurleen Landry, best-selling author of Southern women's fiction? Did Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Russell Bertram kill her? Or was it his nasty, vindictive wife Alice? Maybe it was literary enfant terrible Brett Doran, who seems to have more than one secret to hide. Could Sukey Lytton's missing manuscript be the motive? When the killer strikes again, it’s up to Ernie to save her friends and find the killer…or she may be next! "A haunting mystery steeped in the richness of Southern culture." –Carolyn Hart, author of the Death on Demand and Henrie O mysteries “Fans of the traditional stately home murder case can rejoice the genre is alive and well!” –Publishers Weekly “The traditional mystery is not dead. Thanks to Dean James, it takes on new life in the New South, where (just like the Old South) ladies of a certain age are noticeably quirky, everyone is hiding a guilty secret, cooks know their way to your heart, and murderers are... almost... impossible to detect. James’s Closer Than the Bones is a fine variation on a fine tradition, and enjoyable from start to finish.”—Charlaine Harris
- Death by Dissertation
3
From New York Times bestselling author of A Cat in the Stacks mystery series, a novel about murder, fiction and the deep, deep South… A Deep South Mystery (#3) For Andy Carpenter, graduate school is stressful enough without adding romantic complications to the mix. First, Andy has to contend with the presence of Rob Hayward, newly enrolled in the history PhD program. He thought Rob was out of his life for good, but now he has to confront his unresolved feelings and not let his work suffer. When Andy discovers the body of fellow graduate student Charlie Harper in the university library, his ex, Rob, looks like the chief suspect in the murder. And just what was the relationship between Rob and Charlie? Andy and his best friend, Maggie McLendon, agree that Rob isn't a murderer, and they decide the best way to exonerate him is to figure out who really killed Charlie. Who else might have had a motive for murder? When a second murder occurs, Andy, Maggie, and Rob must work quickly to find the killer before Rob ends up charged with two murders he didn't commit…or even worse, dead! “The earnest, wry Andy makes an appealing narrator.” –Publishers Weekly “…a compelling mystery in the Carolyn Hart tradition.” –Margaret Maron
Dean James
Dean James, a seventh-generation Mississippian, is a librarian and Edgar-nominated author of over twenty works of fiction and nonfiction. His nonfiction has won both the Agatha Award and the prestigious Macavity Award. Writing as Miranda James, he is the New York Times bestselling author of the Cat in the Stacks series, featuring librarian Charlie Harris and his trusty rescue cat Diesel. He is also the author of The Trailer Park Mysteries, writing as Jimmie Ruth Evans and the Bridge Club Mysteries, writing as Honor Hartman. As Dean James, he’s authored The Deep South Mystery Series and The Simon Kirby-Jones Mysteries. He lives in Houston, Texas, with two cats and thousands of books. See www.catinthestacks.com to discover even more!
Read more from Dean James
Cruel as the Grave Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Posted to Death Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Related to Deep South Mysteries
Related ebooks
What There Is Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Schooled in Murder: A Tom and Scott Mystery Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Record Store Reckoning Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Poison at the Bake Sale: Abe Investigates, #2 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe House With A Thousand Stairs Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe View From A Rusty Train Car Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Lost and Found Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Body in the Backyard: Abe Investigates, #1 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Squirrel & Swan Devious Things: S & S Investigations, #2 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSmoked Gin Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSquirrel & Swan Stolen Things: S & S Investigations, #4 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Next One Will Kill You: Angus Green, #1 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSquirrel & Swan Wicked Things: S & S Investigations, #5 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSquirrel & Swan Hidden Things: S & S Investigations, #3 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsChilling with Max Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Being John Church: A Bucks County Mystery, #1 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsEden: Single Dads of Gaynor Beach Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Cozy Mysteries For You
The Golden Spoon: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Murder Under a Red Moon: A 1920s Bangalore Mystery Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Word Is Murder: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Gaudy Night Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Little Shop of Hidden Treasures: a joyful and heart-warming novel you won't want to miss Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Rivers of London: 10th Anniversary Edition Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Murders at the Montgomery Hall Hotel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Swan Song Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Eight Perfect Murders: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Murderous Affair at Stone Manor: A Completely Gripping Cozy Murder Mystery Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Murder at the Vicarage: A Miss Marple Mystery Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Epitaph: A Gripping Murder Mystery Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Accidental Alchemist: An Accidental Alchemist Mystery, #1 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Secret, Book & Scone Society Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Murder on a Mystery Tour Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5A Murder Is Announced: A Miss Marple Mystery Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Line to Kill: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Mistletoe and Murder Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Death by Dumpling: A Noodle Shop Mystery Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Sleeping Murder: Miss Marple's Last Case Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Marlow Murder Club: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Quiche of Death: The First Agatha Raisin Mystery Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Perfect Recipe for Murder: Cloverleaf Cove Cozy Mystery, #1 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Murder in the Dark: A Gripping Crime Mystery Full of Twists Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/54:50 from Paddington: A Miss Marple Mystery Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Color Me Murder Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Nearly Departed: Miss Fortune World: Sinful Stories, #1 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Related categories
Reviews for Deep South Mysteries
1 rating0 reviews