Murder Past Due — Content Guide for Parents
Found in this book
- ViolenceSupporting
- Gender rolesBriefChallenges traditional roles
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- Scary content
- Religion
- Race & culture
- Climate
- Sexual content
- Gender & orientation
Couldn't confirm
- Profanity
- Profanity: The sources do not say whether the book's text includes any swear words.
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Religion
PRESENTContains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.
About this book
Everyone in Athena, Mississippi, knows Charlie Harris, the good-natured librarian with a rescued Maine coon cat named Diesel that he walks on a leash. He's returned to his hometown to immerse himself in books, but soon enough he's entangled in a real-life thriller...
A famous author of gory bestsellers and a former classmate of Charlie's, Godfrey Priest may be the pride of Athena, but Charlie remembers him as an arrogant, manipulative jerk--and he's not the only one. Godfrey's homecoming as a distinguished alumnus couldn't possibly go worse: by lunch, he's put a man in the hospital. By dinner, Godfrey's dead.
Now it's up to Charlie, with some help from Diesel, to paw through the town's grudges and find the killer before an impatient deputy throws the book at the wrong person. But every last one of Charlie's friends and co-workers had a score to settle with the nasty novelist. As if the murder wasn't already purr-plexing enough...
Frequently asked questions
Is Murder Past Due appropriate for a 7-year-old?
A bestselling author hospitalizes a man and is then found murdered, and the librarian hero searches for the killer. One reviewer notes a side character who is sexist and whom the main character dislikes for it.
Does Murder Past Due have violence?
Found (Supporting): A bestselling author hospitalizes a man and is then found murdered, and the librarian hero searches for the killer.
Does Murder Past Due have scary content?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Murder Past Due have religion?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Murder Past Due have race & culture?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Murder Past Due have profanity?
Couldn't confirm: The sources do not say whether the book's text includes any swear words.
Does Murder Past Due have climate?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Murder Past Due have sexual content?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Murder Past Due have gender roles?
Found (Brief, Challenges traditional roles): One reviewer notes a side character who is sexist and whom the main character dislikes for it.
Does Murder Past Due have gender & orientation?
Not found in the sources we checked.
