Caveat Emptor

And Other Stories

Mystery & Suspense, Cozy Mysteries, Women Sleuths
Cover of the book Caveat Emptor by Joan Hess, MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Joan Hess ISBN: 9781504037310
Publisher: MysteriousPress.com/Open Road Publication: July 5, 2016
Imprint: MysteriousPress.com/Open Road Language: English
Author: Joan Hess
ISBN: 9781504037310
Publisher: MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
Publication: July 5, 2016
Imprint: MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
Language: English

Delightfully deadly short fiction from the pen of Joan Hess, creator of Maggody, Arkansas.

Althea is caught in a romance writer’s worst nightmare: She’s been trapped in one of her own melodramatic creations. Around her, strapping men chase after elegant women whose bosoms heave and whose bodices beg to be ripped. There’s no television, no women’s lib, and absolutely no escape. Worst of all, Althea fits right in. Everyone recognizes her as the penniless orphan rescued from a cruel uncle by a charming nobleman. Althea would rather be dead—and if she’s lucky, she will be soon.

The creator of the Claire Malloy Mysteries, which chronicle the adventures of a bookselling sleuth, Joan Hess knows better than anyone how dangerous romance novels can be. In “Death of a Romance Writer” and the other six stories in this volume, she redefines what it means to die laughing.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Delightfully deadly short fiction from the pen of Joan Hess, creator of Maggody, Arkansas.

Althea is caught in a romance writer’s worst nightmare: She’s been trapped in one of her own melodramatic creations. Around her, strapping men chase after elegant women whose bosoms heave and whose bodices beg to be ripped. There’s no television, no women’s lib, and absolutely no escape. Worst of all, Althea fits right in. Everyone recognizes her as the penniless orphan rescued from a cruel uncle by a charming nobleman. Althea would rather be dead—and if she’s lucky, she will be soon.

The creator of the Claire Malloy Mysteries, which chronicle the adventures of a bookselling sleuth, Joan Hess knows better than anyone how dangerous romance novels can be. In “Death of a Romance Writer” and the other six stories in this volume, she redefines what it means to die laughing.

More books from Women Sleuths

Cover of the book Sanctuary by Joan Hess
Cover of the book Low Blow (A Kira Brightwell Thriller Novel, Book 3) by Joan Hess
Cover of the book Auf'd (The Belinda & Bennett Mysteries, Book Two) by Joan Hess
Cover of the book Requiem for a Mezzo by Joan Hess
Cover of the book Telling Tails by Joan Hess
Cover of the book A Diet to Die For by Joan Hess
Cover of the book Malpractice in Maggody by Joan Hess
Cover of the book Spiked by Joan Hess
Cover of the book Desecrated Bonds by Joan Hess
Cover of the book Jump the Gun by Joan Hess
Cover of the book Un Rastro de Asesinato (Un Misterio Keri Locke --Libro #2) by Joan Hess
Cover of the book The Serena Wilcox Mysteries by Joan Hess
Cover of the book Vanished in Cherry Hills by Joan Hess
Cover of the book Red Ice for a Shroud by Joan Hess
Cover of the book You Think You Know Me by Joan Hess
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy