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Joan Hess


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

Died
November 23, 2017

Genre
Mystery, Thriller


Joan Hess was the author of both the Claire Malloy and the Maggody mystery series. Hess was a winner of the American Mystery Award, a member of Sisters in Crime, and a former president of the American Crime Writers League. She lived in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

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

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

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Average rating: 3.79 · 45,849 ratings · 3,357 reviews · 115 distinct works • Similar authors
Malice in Maggody (Arly Han...
3.81 avg rating — 3,625 ratings — published 1987 — 4 editions
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Strangled Prose (Claire Mal...
3.75 avg rating — 2,360 ratings — published 1985 — 20 editions
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Mischief in Maggody (Arly H...
3.93 avg rating — 1,739 ratings — published 1988 — 18 editions
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Much Ado in Maggody (Arly H...
3.87 avg rating — 1,485 ratings — published 1989 — 16 editions
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The Murder at the Murder at...
3.80 avg rating — 1,327 ratings — published 1986 — 14 editions
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Madness in Maggody (Arly Ha...
3.96 avg rating — 1,233 ratings — published 1991 — 18 editions
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Martians in Maggody (Arly H...
3.96 avg rating — 1,175 ratings — published 1994 — 14 editions
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Dear Miss Demeanor (Claire ...
3.87 avg rating — 1,187 ratings — published 1987 — 15 editions
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Mummy Dearest (Claire Mallo...
3.71 avg rating — 1,204 ratings — published 2008 — 15 editions
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Mortal Remains in Maggody (...
3.83 avg rating — 1,064 ratings — published 1991 — 18 editions
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Series by Joan Hess

Malice in Maggody Mischief in Maggody Much Ado in Maggody Madness in Maggody Mortal Remains in Maggody Maggody in Manhattan O Little Town of Maggody
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Strangled Prose The Murder at the Murder at... Dear Miss Demeanor A Really Cute Corpse A Diet to Die For Roll Over and Play Dead Death by the Light of the Moon
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3.74 avg rating — 19,460 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 Hess, Mummy Dearest
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“I don’t know yet, but I did learn some fascinating stuff about the occupancy of Number Three, which has some bearing on the case. You aren’t going believe your ears.”
― Joan Hess, Malice in Maggody
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“This is a school, not a democracy; the students have whatever rights we choose to allow them.”
― Joan Hess, Dear Miss Demeanor
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