Lucinda Beck with Long the mayor of Athena Mississippi has donated a set of civil war era diaries to the archives of Athena College. She would like library and Charlie Harris to preserve and substantiate him as part of the long family legacy something that could benefit her son back as he repairs to run for the state send it. Beckâs biggest rival would like to get a look at the diaries in the effort to expose the longs families past sins. Meanwhile, a history professor is determined to get her hands on the books and a last ditch bid for 10 year, but they're interest suddenly turned steady, leaving Charlie with a catalog of questions to answer together with his vein, coon cat diesel Charlie must discover why the diaries were worth killing for before he reaches his final chapter of very interesting mystery. Murder story.
Nice change of pace to have a cozy written with a male lead. Charlie is interesting, if not dramatic as many other cozy female leads are. Varied and diverse cast of supporting characters that take on heavier roles in some of the books in the series than in others. The Maine Coon is portrayed in loving and gentle detail making him a favorite of everyone that he meets.
