Checked Out (The Village Library Mysteries Book 1) by Elizabeth Spann Craig

A small-town librarian. A blind date gone fatally wrong. And an orange cat who might just become the library's most valuable employee. When research librarian Ann Beckett rescues a waterlogged cat from a storm drain outside the Whitby Public Library, she gains an unexpected new colleague — a charming, chirping orange cat the staff will soon name Fitz. But her day takes a darker turn when she arrives for a blind date and finds her would-be date dead in his backyard, a skewer through his neck. Ann didn't know Roger Walton. She barely knew his name. But the new police chief, Burton Edison, is sharp — but new in town. Ann knows Whitby the way only a lifelong resident can. Perfect for fans of Miranda James's Cat in the Stacks mysteries, Carolyn Hart's Death on Demand series, and Laura Childs's Tea Shop Mysteries. If you love small-town Southern cozies with warmth, wit, a large ensemble cast, and a scene-stealing library cat with his own advice column, this series is for you. Village Library Mysteries, Book 1 of 16+ Cozy Mystery Small-Town Southern Library Setting Amateur Sleuth No graphic violence Read more