JOAN HESS is the author of both the Claire Malloy mysteries (which begins with Strangled Prose) 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.
"If you've never spent time with Claire Malloy and her crew, I feel sorry for you. Stop reading this nonsense and hop to it. You'll see wit and humanity all wrapped up in a nifty murder mystery." --Harlan Coben"Winning...Claire investigates with her usual humor and panache.." --Publishers Weekly on Murder as a Second Language"Hess writes this series with a wickedly funny sense of humor. Anyone looking to be amused by a wildly entertaining series will have a good time." --Mystery Scene on Out on a Limb"This satisfying cozy contains humor, sympathetic characters, and well-drawn family relationships." --Booklist on Murder as a Second Language"Breezy and delightful...one of the most engaging narrators in mystery." --Deadly Pleasures"Humor, quirky characters, a rich-mother daughter relationship...all add to this satisfying addition to Hess's long-running series." --Booklist on Mummy Dearest"A winning blend of soft-core feminism, trendy subplots, and a completely irreverent style that characterizes both the series and the sleuth." --Houston Chronicle on Mummy Dearest
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