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Overview"She would have killed for a bestseller--but someone beat her to it... Professor of Passion, the smutty new romance from Mildred Twiller--a.k.a. Azalea Twilight--isn't the kind of book Claire Malloy likes to hock at her bookstore, but Claire agrees to host a book party for her friend's trashy tale. As torrid as the novel is, it's nothing compared to the evening. After the party, poor Mildred is found dead in her home--stranged with a tightly knotted silk scarf. Now it's up to Clair to find Mildred's killer, and it won't be easy--the two-bit author had offended nearly every faculty member she worked with at nearby Faber College. But who could have hated Mildred with such smoldering passion? Find out in Joan Hess' first Claire Malloy mystery novel ""Strangled Prose.""" Full Product DetailsAuthor: Joan HessPublisher: St Martin's Press Imprint: St Martin's Press Dimensions: Width: 10.50cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 17.20cm Weight: 0.108kg ISBN: 9780312968649ISBN 10: 0312968647 Pages: 192 Publication Date: 15 November 1998 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 ContentsReviewsJoan... is the patron saint of comic mystery. --Sharyn McCrumb """Joan... is the patron saint of comic mystery."" --Sharyn McCrumb" Widowed Claire Malloy and teen-aged daughter Caron live in the college town of Farberville, where Claire runs a bookshop. Her friend Mildred Twiller, wife of English professor Douglas, is also Azalea Twilight, writer of torrid best-selling romances. For the latest of these, Professor of Passion, Mildred has arranged a party at the bookshop. An uninvited guest, threatening a libel suit, is Maggie Holland, the college's leading feminist, who reads excerpts from the book describing shameful episodes in the lives of thinly disguised members of the faculty, Claire's late husband among them. Then, Mildred flees the party and is found strangled some hours later by Maggie's acolyte, Sheila Belinski. Lieutenant Peter Rosen quickly discovers the secret in Mildred's life, is baffled by a second murder, but manages to save nosy Claire from becoming victim number three. The author's style is conversational and airy, full of rue and wry. It manages to keep the story afloat despite a clumsy, unconvincing plot. So, overall: a promising debut - and there may be better cases ahead for this talented writer. (Kirkus Reviews) Joan... is the patron saint of comic mystery. --Sharyn McCrumb<br> Author InformationJOAN HESS is the author of both the Claire Malloy and the Maggody mystery series. She is a winner of the American Mystery Award, a member of Sisters in Crime, and a former president of the American Crime Writers League. She lives in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |