Joan E. Hess

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born

January 06, 1949 in Fayetteville, Arkansas, The United States

gender

female

website

http://www.maggody.com

genre

Mystery & Thrillers

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Joan 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.

Joan Hess also writes a mystery series under the pseudonym of Joan Hadley.

Series:
. Claire Malloy
. Arly Hanks

Series contributed to:
. Crosswinds
. The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories
. Malice Domestic
. Deadly Allies
. Sisters in Crime

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Books by Joan E. Hess

Average rating: 3.70 · 10,153 ratings · 548 reviews · 73 distinct works

	Malice in Maggody (Arly Hanks, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 636 ratings — published 1987 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Strangled Prose (A Claire Malloy Mystery #1) 3.59 avg rating — 498 ratings — published 1985 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Mischief in Maggody (Arly Hanks, #2) 3.72 avg rating — 421 ratings — published 1988 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Much Ado in Maggody (Arly Hanks, #3) 3.78 avg rating — 352 ratings — published 1989 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Madness in Maggody (Arly Hanks, #4) 3.77 avg rating — 328 ratings — published 1991 — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Murder at the Murder at the Mimosa Inn (Claire Malloy, #2) 3.69 avg rating — 322 ratings — published 1986 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Damsels in Distress (Claire Malloy, #16) 3.54 avg rating — 341 ratings — published 2007 — 9 editions	My rating:
	Martians in Maggody (Arly Hanks, #8) 3.81 avg rating — 299 ratings — published 1994 — 3 editions	My rating:
	O Little Town of Maggody (Arly Hanks, #7) 3.76 avg rating — 302 ratings — published 1993 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Misery Loves Maggody (Arly Hanks, #11) 3.79 avg rating — 322 ratings — published 1999 — 5 editions	My rating:

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Series by Joan E. Hess

Arly Hanks (16 books)
by Joan E. Hess

3.76 avg rating — 4,788 ratings

A Claire Malloy Mystery (18 books)
by Joan E. Hess

3.63 avg rating — 4,766 ratings

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“I did not add that we would pass by a bookstore on the way. It's an addiction that cannot be easily explained and can rarely be overcome.”
― Joan E. Hess, Mummy Dearest

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