- Hardcover: 280 pages
- Publisher: Five Star (ME) (March 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0786239336
- ISBN-13: 978-0786239337
- Product Dimensions: 21.8 x 14.7 x 2.4 cm
- Shipping Weight: 449 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,911,539 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Award-wining mystery author Joan Hess' sharp, quirky sense of humor shines through in this collection of four previously published mystery stories and one short mystery novel. The short stories include "Death of a Romance Writer," "Too Much to Bare," and "Death in Bloom" and "The Maggody Files: Time Will Tell," which feature characters from Hess' popular "Maggody" mystery series. Originally published almost 20 years ago under the pseudonym Joan Hadley, The Night-Blooming Cereus (1986) introduced readers to retired florist and reluctant sleuth Theo Bloomer, who is sent by his domineering sister to retrieve his niece from an Israeli kibbutz only to find himself involved in a murder investigation when one of the kibbutz members is found dead. A striking sense of place and some nicely drawn characters, including the unassuming yet quite charming Theo, are certain to win over a fresh batch of mystery readers to this comical cozy mystery. John Charles
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Ok, I haven't read the whole book,
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This review is from: Death of a Romance Writer & Other Stories (Hardcover)
But, Death of a Romance Writer is wonderful. I'm giving the book 5 stars because that story alone merits the rating. I won't give away the plot, but it involves a romance novel character who is tired of the boring, restrictive roles she keeps having to act out, and what she does about it. The way the story is written is, well, nothing short of brilliant.
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3.0 out of 5 stars (2 customer reviews) 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Ok, I haven't read the whole book,
By Gift Card Recipient "Whatsername" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Death of a Romance Writer & Other Stories (Hardcover)
But, Death of a Romance Writer is wonderful. I'm giving the book 5 stars because that story alone merits the rating. I won't give away the plot, but it involves a romance novel character who is tired of the boring, restrictive roles she keeps having to act out, and what she does about it. The way the story is written is, well, nothing short of brilliant.
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1.0 out of 5 stars
Glad she got better after this book!!,
By D. Dean - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Death of a Romance Writer & Other Stories (Hardcover)
I didn't recognize the writer. She was dull as molasses dripping off a vinyl topped table from the 50's. D.U.L.L. And I am an avid fan of the Claire Malloy mysteries. I absolutely hated the stories from this book. They were too obvious, knew who did it after reading the first page of each story. Hated it! Okay so do you get the idea that I don't recommend (sp) this book to anyone? But then again I don't appreciate her other series of books either. Just love Claire. Go figure!!!
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