Poisoned Pins

by Joan Hess

Book Overview

Claire Malloy loves her life. But how did it go by so fast? A bookstore owner, part-time sleuth, and full-time single mother, Claire is about to turn the big four-oh Good thing her teenage daughter, Caron, has just been recruited by the Kappa Theta Eta girls whose sorority house is next door to the Malloys' to be a consultant for the cosmetics empire My Beautiful Self, Inc. At the very least, Claire can get a little help with those fine lines around her eyes but at what cost?Turns out there's a high price to pay to look one's best. After a series of dangerous and suspicious incidents, including a hit-and-run "accident" that kills a sorority sister, it becomes clear to Claire that the beauty business in Farberville, Arkansas, is getting pretty ugly and with every new makeover another dark circle rises from beneath the surface ."

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312349173
• ISBN13: 9780312349172
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Minotaur Books
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 6.7"

Customer Reviews

A Good Cozy Mystery

This was an enjoyable cozy mystery. The story flowed, the characterizations were good, the mystery solvable. There was even some humor thrown in, along with teenage angst and naughty happenings at the sorority next door. Claire's money problems were realistic so that I felt like I wanted to shop in her store and help her out. However, it was frustrating to read about the way she let her daughter do whatever she wanted and talk to her disrepectfully. I also couldn't believe that Claire was so nosy. But then I later realized that Claire and her daughter are very much alike. Though not my favorite cozy mystery series, this one is enjoyable. I'll read the whole series eventually.

Joan Hess is a delight to read and this is one of her best.

Joan Hess is loads of fun to read and this is one of my favorites. Her characters are delightful and the heroine is someond you can really identify with. Highly recommended