- Paperback: 178 pages
- Publisher: St. Martin's Press (December 1999)
- ISBN-10: 0317534130
- ISBN-13: 978-0317534139
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
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Book Description
Author of The Claire Malloy Mystery Series and The Theo Bloomer Mystery Series (writing as Joan Hadley), Joan Hess creates a new series starring Sheriff Arly Hanks, the spunkiest, most appealing, off-beat sleuth around. When murders disrupt the peaceful town of Maggody, Sheriff Hanks and her slow deputy, Paulie, set out on a hilarious, hell-raising chase through the backwoods in search of a murderer. HC: St. Martin's.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Little Book,
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This review is from: Malice In Maggody (Mass Market Paperback)
I found this book in a box of old paperbacks that my grandfather had in his basement. The only reason I read it was because I liked the cover (never judge a book by its cover) and it was not as thick as most paperbacks and fit easily into my purse. This event turned into an absolute love for Joan Hess and Maggody. I can't tell you how many times I laughed out loud while reading this book. Cute plot twists and the characters are classic.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Murder and Mayhem in the Ozarks.....,
This review is from: Malice In Maggody (Mass Market Paperback)
Meet Chief of Police, Arly Hanks. She's back home in Maggody, Arkansas, population 755, recovering from a nasty divorce. She wanted some quiet time to decompress and gather her wits about her, and that's just what she got. Life in Maggody is slow, really slow. There's no crime to speak of, and about the only action she ever sees is a car wreck out on the highway, once every month or so. Her biggest chief of police decisions usually involve where to set up the speed trap, in the school zone, or at the signal light. So it comes as a big surprise when two real crime cases fall her way on the same day. First a former Maggody resident, now housed at the state correctional institution escapes and looks to be heading home. Then an EPA contract specialist sent to sign the paperwork for an unwanted sewage treatment plant that the residents of Maggody are sure is going to pollute their swimming and fishing holes, goes missing. Add to that the murder of a local, and it looks like Arly is going to have to buckle down and get busy, fast. With the whole town tight lipped and stonewalling her investigation, it's going to take all her cunning and training to sort out all this mayhem and madness, and get to the truth..... Sit down and get comfortable, Joan Hess is about to take you on a roller coaster of a ride through the Ozarks. This is a light, comical mystery, easily read in one sitting, that will have you smiling, chortling, and laughing out loud. Her entertaining story line is well paced and clever, and her writing is crisp, witty and full of irreverent dialogue and back-woods southern humor. But it's Ms Hess' well drawn, engaging and original characters that really make this novel stand out, and once you've gotten to know Maggody's finest and not so finest, you'll be hooked for sure. Malice In Maggody is the first of a marvelous and delightful series. Do yourself a big favor, start here at the beginning, and read them all.
5.0 out of 5 stars
How did I miss this????,
By A Customer
This review is from: Malice In Maggody (Mass Market Paperback)
This is just the type of mystery I love. Small town filled with eccentric characters, lots of humor, not to mention plenty of sex! I had seen this series for years, but always assumed it was a very cozy, sweet little series. Wrong! Laugh out loud funny in the style of Kathleen Taylor's Dakota series. Highly recommended.
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