Pride V. Prejudice

Publisher Marketing: Semiretired bookseller and former single parent to a challenging teen, the not-so-newly remarried Claire Malloy finds herself entangled in yet another case of felonious doings in this latest cozy. Claire Malloy, for as long as she can remember, has been the local bookseller and owner of the Book Depot and the widowed mother of teenage Caron, who frequently speaks in all caps. But her life has changed dramatically in recent years. Claire has married her longtime beau, Deputy Police Chief Peter Rosen. Still the owner of the Book Depot, Claire has passed the day-to-day running of it on to her very efficient employees. With Caron inching ever closer to college, there s but one thing that remains steadfastly unchanged Claire s astonishing ability to attract, find, or even just randomly stumble across trouble. Summoned for jury duty, Claire is humiliated when the prosecutor, harboring a grudge against her husband, dismisses her in a spectacular enough fashion to make the local news. As a result, Claire decides revenge will be the next dish she serves. She hunts down the defendant in the case, a woman accused of murdering her husband, and offers to help prove her innocence. And not just because Claire wants to humiliate the prosecutor. There are only two problems: One, the defendant is looking guiltier by the minute. Two, the worst day imaginable has finally come Claire s dreaded new mother-in-law is coming to visit, and life in prison is starting to look good." Review Citations: Library Journal Prepub Alert 11/01/2014 pg. 56 (EAN 9781250011954, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 02/09/2015 (EAN 9781250011954, Hardcover) Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2015 (EAN 9781250011954, Hardcover) Library Journal 03/01/2015 pg. 75 (EAN 9781250011954, Hardcover) Booklist 03/01/2015 pg. 25 (EAN 9781250011954, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Hess, Joan JOAN HESS is the author of both the Claire Malloy and the Maggody mystery series. She is a winner of the American Mystery Award, a member of Sisters in Crime, and a former president of the American Crime Writers League. She lives in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Contributor Bio:  Mitchell, Meredith Meredith Mitchell is an actress who has performed in film, in television, and on stage. Her film work includes "Mona Lisa Smile" and "The Reunion". She has recorded numerous audiobooks, including the audio version of "Vanity Fair" magazine.