Joan Hess byla autorkou série záhad s Claire Malloyovou a sérií Maggody Mysteries. Hess byla nositelkou American Mystery Award a bývalou prezidentkou American Crime Writers League. Psala také záhadné příběhy pod pseudonymem Joan Hadley.
Amélie s manželem se vrátí do Káhiry, aby pokračovali ve vykopávkách. Hned první den naruší jejich pobyt pobodaný muž, který vběhne do jejich hotelové koupelny a padne na zem mrtev. V kapse má ke všemu lístek s jejím jménem. Manželský pár se nenechá zastrašit a vypraví se k nalezišti busty královny Nefertiti. Tam je překvapí další záhada: její objevitel se pomátl na rozumu a zmizel i s nálezem.
The ninth anthology celebrating the cozy mystery includes a tribute to Agatha Cristie, Christie's The Case of the Discontented Soldier, and contributions by such writers as Robert Barnard, Dorothy Cannell, Ann Granger, Teri Holbrook, and Susan Moody. Original.
Enforcing law and order in the Ozarks just got tougher for Arly Hanks: chaperoning the church youth group, she must keep ten hormonally-challenged teens in line on a retreat to Camp Pearly Gates. It's a hellish assignment sure to have Arly and her fellow travelers -- Mrs. Jim Bob Buchanon, the mayor's wife; the high school shop teacher; and preacher Brother Verber -- praying for strength. But adolescent angst soon turns to shocking revelation when the body of a white-robed woman turns up on the campgrounds. She belonged to the quirky cult Daughters of the Moon -- and now Arly, fishing for clues with a handsome angler named Jacko, must walk a narrow path to snare a killer who works in mysterious ways....
The arrival of a slick talking, bible thumping evangelist in the little town of Maggody signals the start of another rollicking mystery featuring Police Chief Arly Hanks, one of today's most delightful sleuths! When the townspeople of Maggody start taking the reverend's "cures", Arly keeps a watchful eye. But then two dead bodies turn up, and Arly decides it's time to learn the gospel truth.
Chief of Police Arly Hanks must bring order out of the chaos afflicting Maggody, Arkansas, after a widow allows a group of demented militarists to play war games in her woods in the middle of hunting season. Reprint.
In Manhattan to investigate her friend Ruby Bee's involvement in a murder, Chief of Police Arly Hanks goes behind the scenes at the KoKo-Nut Cooking Contest in order to find a killer. Reprint. NYT. AB.
A chilling telephone call from a long-thought-dead cousin sends amateur sleuth Claire Malloy on the trail of her kin, a prestigious scientist being threatened with blackmail over a sordid period of her life. Reprint.
Murder is no laughing matter—especially when it comes to marriage. So before Luanne gets in too deep with her new flame, a dentist named Dick, she’d like her best friend to do a background check. Did Dick murder his two previous wives? That’s what Arkansas bookseller and amateur sleuth Claire Malloy intends to discover… Everything Claire turns up on this would-be blue-beard keeps leading her down a slippery slope. The police are determined to prove Dick guilty of double homicide, but Claire’s not so sure. Something about his story just doesn’t add up. But if Dick didn’t do the deed, who did? The only thing Claire knows for sure is that Luanne won’t have a moment’s rest until she finds out…
A honeymoon trip to Luxor, Egypt ends up with Claire Malloy wrapped up in a most unconventional mystery.
In a small town rife with gossip, police chief Arly Hanks faces the challenge of investigating an exclusive rehabilitation center linked to mysterious deaths. As she navigates the tight-knit community's secrets, Arly must sift through rumors and uncover the truth before more lives are lost. The story blends elements of mystery and small-town dynamics, highlighting the complexities of human behavior and the impact of societal perceptions.