Deader Homes and Gardens: Claire Malloy Mysteries Series, Book 18
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Claire Malloy discovers that house-hunting can be murder—literally—in the latest entry in Joan Hess's "wildly entertaining series." (Mystery Scene)
Back from her somewhat unusual honeymoon, Claire Malloy must face the harsh reality of life with her new husband, police chief Peter Rosen, and her teenage daughter Caron—three people simply can't fit into her cosy two bedroom apartment. After a week of fruitless looking, she finally finds the perfect
place—a well preserved large house on a large plot of land in an area called Hollow Valley. There are only a few problems. Such as the real estate agent disappeared mid-showing and hasn't been seen since. And the last owner died in circumstances labeled 'accidental' but were actually both 'mysterious' and 'dubious'. The family that owned the estate is now suing the lover of the dead owner over the rights to the property. Oh, and it isn't really for sale. When the previous owner's lover dies practically at her feet, Claire decides to take matters into her own hands. After all, to get the house of her dreams, first she has to find a killer. And all's fair in love, war, and real estate.
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Joan Hess. (2012). Deader Homes and Gardens: Claire Malloy Mysteries Series, Book 18. St. Martin's Publishing Group.
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MLA Citation (style guide)Joan Hess. Deader Homes and Gardens: Claire Malloy Mysteries Series, Book 18. St. Martin's Publishing Group, 2012.
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Back from her somewhat unusual honeymoon, Claire Malloy must face the harsh reality of life with her new husband, police chief Peter Rosen, and her teenage daughter Caron—three people simply can't fit into her cosy two bedroom apartment. After a week of fruitless looking, she finally finds the perfect
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At the start of Hess’s snappy, sassy 18th Clare Malloy mystery (after 2008’s Mummy Dearest), Claire, who’s just returned from “a decidedly adventurous honeymoon in Egypt” with her new husband, deputy police chief Peter Rosen, realizes that her small apartment in central Farberville, Ark., isn’t big enough for her, Peter, and her 17-year-old daughter, Caron. On the outskirts of town, Clare discovers a roomy 19th-century house on a large lot that she immediately falls in love with. The abrupt disappearance of the real estate agent showing the house heralds a host of complications. The house’s late owner, Winston Martinson, died under mysterious circumstances, and now current owner Terry Kennedy, Winston’s dotty gay lover, has his doubts about selling. Terry eventually offers Clare a lease, but he suffers a fatal collapse before the deal can go through. A cast of eccentric supporting characters, including nursery owner Ethan Hollow and his hippie wife, Pandora Butterfly Saraswati, add local color. Agent: Dominick Abel.
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Real-estate problems escalate into murder when newly married Claire Malloy (Mummy Dearest) stumbles into a dangerous housing market. This long-running series never loses steam.
Copyright 2012 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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Finding her dream house turns into a nightmare for Arkansas bookseller Claire Malloy (Damsels in Distress, 2007, etc.). Now that she and hunky deputy police chief Peter Rosen are back from their honeymoon in Egypt, Claire's two-bedroom apartment seems a mite small to house both the happy couple and Claire's daughter Caron. So rather than forcing the moody 17-year-old to move in with her bookish best friend Inez, Claire leaves the Book Depot in the hands of her earnest young clerk and goes off with real estate agent Angela Delmond to plow through Farberville's meager housing stock. Just as Claire finds a beautiful restored Victorian backing onto a meadow, Angela disappears, stranding her client in her dream house. Worse yet, as she tries to complete the deal sans realtor, Claire finds the title to the house shrouded in conflict. Before his fatal plunge into the creek, Winston Hollow left it to his gay lover, Terry Kennedy. Naturally, the Hollow clan is disputing the will. Although his wife, flaky Pandora Butterfly Saraswati, couldn't care less about material possessions, organic farmer Ethan Hollow sees Winston's property as the Hollows' birthright. Righteous Charles Finnelly, related by marriage to Ethan's cousin Felicia, is less concerned with legacy than with losing the land to a godless pervert. Gentle Nattie is torn. She wants the family estate to stay intact but would love a neighbor like Claire to relieve the tedium of caring for her demented Uncle Moses. But it won't be enough to win over the Hollows; in order to buy the house, Claire will need to solve a string of murders. In spite of Claire's sardonic wit and the Hollows' zaniness, Hess' latest is all too predictable, bringing sad truth to Claire's constant refrain: "if this were a mystery novel...."COPYRIGHT(2012) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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Recently back from their honeymoon, Claire Malloy and husband Peter Rosen, deputy chief of the Farberville Police Department, are looking for a home, as Claire's two-bedroom apartment isn't big enough for them and Claire's teenage daughter, Caron. The problems begin when Claire, after looking at many houses, finds the perfect one in Hollow Valley, home of multiple members of the eccentric Hollow family. First, her real-estate agent, Angela Delmond, disappears. Then she learns the house can't be sold until legal issues are cleared up. The Hollow family is contesting the recently deceased owner Winston's will; he left his house to his domestic partner, Terry Kennedy. Determined to buy her dream house, Claire works to locate Angela and solve two murders, one past, one present. With her husband safely out of town and with the help of Caron and her friend Inez, Claire investigates, often skirting the legal niceties but protected by being the deputy chief's wife. Humor, sympathetic characters, and plot twists make for an enjoyable addition to this cozy series.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2012, American Library Association.)
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