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The Murder at the Murder at the Mimosa Inn (Hardcover)

by Joan Hess (Author) "Who's going to be murdered? ..." (more)

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Hardcover: 184 pages
Publisher: St Martins Pr (October 1986)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0312552939
ISBN-13: 978-0312552930

Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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When Claire Malloy and her daughter Caron attend the mock murder weekend at the charming Mimosa Inn, everything goes swimmingly until Harmon, the leader of the theatrical group staging the event, turns up as the corpse . . . for real. Now the game turns to deadly earnest . . . --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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A local theater group is planning a mock murder at the Mimosa Inn, and amateur sleuth Claire Malloy thinks it will be the perfect mystery weekend. But when the game goes from lively fun to deadly earnest, Claire and the police detective must solve the real murder. HC: St. Martin's. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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4.0 out of 5 stars MURDER ISN'T A GAME!, April 1 2003

By	Robert Edler "Master Of Mystery" (Saint Louis, Missouri USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Murder At The Mimosa Inn: A Claire Malloy Mystery (Mass Market Paperback)

Taking a break from the daily bookstore grind, Claire decides to get away from it all and drafts her daughter Caron to accompany her on a mystery murder weekend at the Mimosa Inn. Her boyfriend Peter Rosen (an investigator with the Farberville police department) scoffs at the whole idea of solving a pretend murder. This only makes Claire more determined to take part in the mystery murder weekend and become the person who solves the murder.

To complicate matters, Lt. Rosen shows up at the Inn shortly after Claire, who is positive he is only there to show her up. Clues are dispersed to the mystery participants up until the point when the murder victim turns up murdered for real.

With a situation like this, it's a given that Claire will try to out-sleuth Peter, and only get herself in harm's way. And with Joan Hess's comic flair and skillful plotting it turns into a pretty interesting read. It's the kind of book you want to read when you just want to get away from it all for a bit. Actually I enjoyed the book so much; I grabbed her A Diet To Die For from my bookshelf as my next book to read. (Also reviewed today on Amazon.)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Deadly Game, Jun 28 2002

By	R. Tiedemann "Sunnye" (Bellevue, NE USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Murder At The Mimosa Inn: A Claire Malloy Mystery (Mass Market Paperback)

Here's an intriguing tale in the "traditional/cozy" mystery genre. Claire Malloy drags her reluctant teenaged daughter, Caron, to a murder mystery weekend at the Mimosa Inn. Claire, bookstore owner and amateur detective, is determined to solve the mystery and win the prize: champagne. It's not that she wants to outwit the charming and disarmingly sexy local police detective, Pete Rosen. It's just that...well....The game progresses until, suddenly, the "victim" turns up dead. Really dead.

This is an early Hess mystery -- the second, I think, and her devil-may-care style is just developing. MURDER AT THE MIMOSA INN is unpretentious and good entertainment, almost as much fun as actually attending a murder mystery weekend.

Sunnye Tiedemann (aka Ruth F. Tiedemann)

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4.0 out of 5 stars A classic Joan Hess mystery!, Nov 7 1999

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This review is from: The Murder At The Mimosa Inn: A Claire Malloy Mystery (Mass Market Paperback)

Joan Hess, creator of the Maggody series, introduces a new slueth in this amusing romp. Claire Malloy is wonderful as the bored bookstore owner looking for some excitement in her life. Claire's daughter Caron is every mothers' teenaged nightmare. The book provides a great introduction to this series of amateur detective fiction at it's funniest.

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1.0 out of 5 stars The title is the best thing about the book
Joan Hess's "The Murder at the Murder at the Mimosa Inn" begins with great promise as Claire Malloy takes her daughter to the Mimosa Inn for a mystery murder weekend... Read more

Published on Sep 18 1998

2.0 out of 5 stars A mediocre mystery with a homophobic sleuth
I found this to be a plodding and mediocre mystery, lacking in hilarity or great wit. Claire Malloy's comments exhibit an anti-gay or homophobic prejudice against... Read more

Published on Jun 11 1997