No Cats Allowed by Miranda James is the seventh book in A Cat in the Stacks Mystery series. There is a new interim director at the Athena College Library. Unfortunately, Oscar Reilly is going out of his way to alienate everyone on the staff including Charlie Harris and his Maine Coon cat, Diesel. When Charlie is asked to leave Diesel at home, Charlie decides to take a leave of absence. But then Oscar Reilly turns up dead in the basement (crushed with shelving). When Charlie's friend and co-worker, Mabel Gilley is accused of the crime, Charlie starts investigating. Then Charlie is asked to step in as the new interim director. Charlie may not last long on the job when someone tries to put him out of commission. Can Charlie figure out who the killer is and stay out of harm’s way? I enjoyed reading No Cats Allowed. No cats Allowed may be the seventh book in the series, but it can easily be read as a stand-alone novel. I have not read any of the other books in the series, but I will definitely be reading them now. I liked the characters in the book (there are a lot of them) and Diesel, the cat. The mystery was interesting, but it was child's play to solve (I kept hoping for a good twist at the end, but there was not one). I give No Cats Allowed 4 out of 5 stars (I liked it). I look forward to the next book in A Cat in the Stacks Mystery! I received a complimentary copy of No Cats Allowed from NetGalley in exchange for an honest evaluation of the book!

What Do You Like? If You Like Murder Mysteries, This One Is For You! It Was Murder; Murder Most Foul! But To A Richly Deserving Victim! No Cats Allowed By Miranda James opens the enter office doors! Diesel, a beautiful Maine Coon cat, is back on the job at the university library with his owner Charlie, along with a cast of characters. Author Miranda James infused this book with awesome characters and opens wide the door to the interoffice turmoil, accusations, crying, anger, friendship, and a violent murder. What Follows Is A Character Assassination Of Ms. James Murder Victim! :) Ms. James portrayal of the murder victim’s character was skillful, she made you want to stand up and cheer when he was found dead. Ms. James really created an obnoxious character in Reilly. He was a character you love to hate. What a twerp! What follows is an investigation that filled with suspects and emotions. Suspects Created By Ms. James: Ms. James filled the book with a variety of suspects, with various motives to kill the new library director, Oscar Reilly. All the suspects are upstanding employees, who have crossed swords and words with the director, along with Reilly’s ex-brother-in-law that suddenly appears just before the murder. Emotion Filled Characters Miranda James created characters filled with rolling emotion; lots of crying on Charlie’s shoulders with lots of petting Diesel. Diesel is a wonderful character, as he almost seems human and adds an extra element to this tale. Recommendation: Miranda James kept me guessing the identity of who committed the crime and why; she held my interest throughout the book as she skillfully wove this murder mystery with interesting suspects. Her development of the characters was good and the pacing, though a little slow in the beginning of the book, picked up speed quickly. I loved this story, and Diesel is such a wonderful character, you just might to run out and get your own Maine Coon. I received this book from the Publisher and Netgalley in return for an honest opinion. Books reviews of any novel are dependent on the book review author's opinion; book reviews on line under my name are my opinion.