Death of a Romance Writer & Other Stories (Five Star First Edition Mystery)
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 CharlesCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved