Tickled to Death (Claire Malloy Mysteries)
PRAISE FOR JOAN HESS AND THE CLAIRE MALLOY SERIES“Well-paced suspense spiced with wry wit.”—BostonSunday HeraldonClosely Akin to Murder“Clever…irreverent murder and mayhem.”—Baton RougeSunday AdvocateonClosely Akin to Murder“Wickedly amusing.”—Alfred Hitchcock Mystery MagazineonBusy Bodies “Witty, pithy, and beautifully plotted…my favorite Claire Malloy so far.”—Patricia Moyes onBusy Bodies“Intriguing…an amusing look at the universal human comedy.”—Fort SmithTimes Record“If you’ve never spent time with Claire and her crew, I feel sorry for you. Stop reading this nonsense and hop to it. You’ll see wit and humanity all wrapped up in a nifty murder mystery.”—Harlan Coben“Delightful…worthy of Hercule Poirot in the classicDeath on the Nile.”—Publishers WeeklyonMummy Dearest “A good substitute for a trip to Egypt.”—Deadly PleasuresonMummy Dearest“Hess fans will find much to entertain them...”—Publishers WeeklyonDamsels in Distress“Lively, sharp, irreverent.”—The New York Times Book ReviewonPoisoned Pins“Larcenous shenanigans…breezy throughout.”—ChicagoTribuneonPoisoned Pins“With her wry asides, Claire makes a most engaging narrator. The author deftly juggles the various plot strands…the surprising denouement comes off with éclat.”—Publishers WeeklyonOut on a Limb“A winning blend of soft-core feminism, trendy subplots, and a completely irreverent style that characterizes both the series and the sleuth.”—HoustonChronicle“A wildly entertaining series.”—Mystery Scene“Joan Hess is one of the best mystery writers in the world. She makes it look so easy that few readers and fewer critics realize what a rare talent hers is.”—Elizabeth Peters, author ofTomb of the Golden Bird“Joan Hess is seriously funny. Moreover, she is seriously kind as well as clever when depicting the follies, foibles, and fantasies of our lives. Viva Joan!”—Carolyn Hart, author ofDead Days of Summer“Fresh and funny…her trademark humor is stamped on every page.”—Publishers Weekly, onThe Goodbye Body