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Overview"Agatha Award-winning author Joan Hess, the prolific creator of the Claire Malloy and Maggody mysteries, is beloved for her clever sleuths, quirky characters, and her ingenious plotting. We invite you to enjoy this delightful Claire Malloy mystery, and to discover why Sharyn McCrumb calls Joan Hess ""the patron saint of comic mystery."" At Farberville High, it's reading, writing...and murder. Who knows what evil lurks in the halls of Farbervilles' high school-or what blackmail is hidden in Miss Demeanor's ""Falcon Crier ""advice column? Certainly not bookstore owner and amateur sleuth Claire Malloy-until her daughter Caron persuades her to substitute for disgraced column editor and journalism teacher Emily Parchester. Surely Miss Parchester cannot be guilty of embezzlement. But the petty charges graduate to murder when Principal Weiss gets his last licks from Miss Parchester's peach compote. Miss Parchester herself, last seen at a local sanitarium, is suddenly missing. And now it's up to Claire to find someone who's been schooled in the fine art of murder..." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Joan HessPublisher: St Martin's Press Imprint: St Martin's Press Dimensions: Width: 10.60cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 17.10cm Weight: 0.113kg ISBN: 9780312973131ISBN 10: 0312973136 Pages: 208 Publication Date: 15 May 2000 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely Availability: In Print Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsReviewsHess's books are funny, acerbic, touching, terrific. --Elizabeth Peters<br><br> Joan Hess is one very funny woman. --Susan Dunlap<br><br> Joan Hess is the funniest mystery writer to come down the pipe since England's incomparable Pamela Branch. And oh, how well Joan writes. --Carolyn G. Hart<br> Hess's books are funny, acerbic, touching, terrific. --Elizabeth Peters <br> Joan Hess is one very funny woman. --Susan Dunlap <br> Joan Hess is the funniest mystery writer to come down the pipe since England's incomparable Pamela Branch. And oh, how well Joan writes. --Carolyn G. Hart<br> Hess's books are funny, acerbic, touching, terrific. Elizabeth Peters Joan Hess is one very funny woman. Susan Dunlap Joan Hess is the funniest mystery writer to come down the pipe since England's incomparable Pamela Branch. And oh, how well Joan writes. Carolyn G. Hart Hess's books are funny, acerbic, touching, terrific. --Elizabeth Peters Joan Hess is one very funny woman. --Susan Dunlap Joan Hess is the funniest mystery writer to come down the pipe since England's incomparable Pamela Branch. And oh, how well Joan writes. --Carolyn G. Hart "Hess's books are funny, acerbic, touching, terrific. ""Elizabeth Peters"" Joan Hess is one very funny woman. ""Susan Dunlap"" Joan Hess is the funniest mystery writer to come down the pipe since England's incomparable Pamela Branch. And oh, how well Joan writes. ""Carolyn G. Hart"""" ""Hess's books are funny, acerbic, touching, terrific."" --Elizabeth Peters ""Joan Hess is one very funny woman."" --Susan Dunlap ""Joan Hess is the funniest mystery writer to come down the pipe since England's incomparable Pamela Branch. And oh, how well Joan writes."" --Carolyn G. Hart" Hess's books are funny, acerbic, touching, terrific. --Elizabeth Peters Joan Hess is one very funny woman. --Susan Dunlap Joan Hess is the funniest mystery writer to come down the pipe since England's incomparable Pamela Branch. And oh, how well Joan writes. --Carolyn G. Hart Author InformationJoan Hess lives in Fayetteville, Arkansas. She is the Agatha Award-winning author of the Clair Malloy and the Maggody mystery series. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |