Murder as a Second Language

Author:   Joan Hess ,  Meredith Mitchell
Publisher:   Blackstone Publishing
Volume:   19
ISBN:  

9781482948301


Pages:   8
Publication Date:   17 December 2013
Format:   Audio  Audio Format
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Claire Malloy, now a married woman of leisure, tries her hand at volunteering but instead lands right in the middle of another murder investigation. Longtime bookseller and single mother Claire Malloy has recently married her long-term beau and moved out of her less than opulent apartment into a sprawling, newly remodeled house. Her daughter, Caron, is making plans for college. All of this leaves Claire with something she hasn't had in quite a while: spare time. When her attempts to learn French cooking start getting mixed reviews, she agrees to help Caron and her best friend Inez fluff up their college applications by volunteering as an ESL tutor with the Farberville Literacy Council. But her modest effort to give back quickly becomes a nightmare when she's railroaded onto the board of directors of the troubled nonprofit. Vandalism, accusations of embezzlement, epic budget problems, and a cacophony of heavily accented English speakers are just the tip of the iceberg. Just as she decides that it might be best to extricate herself, Claire gets a frantic call from her husband, Deputy Chief Peter Rosen. One of the students, an older Russian woman named Ludmilla, famed for her unpleasantness, has been murdered in the offices of the Farberville Literary Council. For the first time ever, Peter actually asks Claire for her help.

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Author:   Joan Hess ,  Meredith Mitchell
Publisher:   Blackstone Publishing
Imprint:   Blackstone Publishing
Volume:   19
Dimensions:   Width: 13.20cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 14.70cm
Weight:   0.227kg
ISBN:  

9781482948301


ISBN 10:   1482948303
Pages:   8
Publication Date:   17 December 2013
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Audio
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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"""[In] Claire's nineteenth case...she sparkles."" -- ""Kirkus Reviews"" ""Claire's investigation leads to the resolution of several crimes in this satisfying cozy that contains humor, sympathetic characters, and well-drawn family relationships."" -- ""Booklist"" ""In Hess' winning nineteenth Claire Malloy mystery Claire's daughter, Caron, and Caron's best friend, Inez, sign on as ESL tutors so they can put community service on their college applications. Claire also tries to volunteer at the Farberville, Arkansas, Literacy Council, but she winds up instead joining the board of directors...Claire discovers that her fellow board members had plenty to hide as she investigates with her usual humor and panache."" -- ""Publishers Weekly"" ""The latest Claire Malloy mystery holds all of the humor and wit of earlier books in the series. The mystery is well-plotted and entertaining."" -- ""RT Book Reviews"""


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Joan Hess is the author of the Claire Malloy Mysteries and the Arly Hanks Mysteries, formally known as the Maggody Mysteries. She is a winner of the American Mystery Award and the Agatha Award, for which she has been nominated five times, and is a member of Sisters in Crime and a former president of the American Crime Writers League. She lives in Austin, Texas. Meredith Mitchell is an actress who has performed in such films as Mona Lisa Smile and The Reunion, on stage with Shakespeare & Company and the New Repertory Theatre, and on television on Good Morning America. She received her BA in psychology from Emory University and her MFA in acting from Brandeis University.

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