Author: Joan Hess
Year: 2013
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Mystery, Fiction, Cozy Mystery
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9781250056689
9781250030016
1250056683
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Claire Malloy-now a married woman of leisure-tries her hand at volunteering, but instead lands her right in the middle of another murder investigation
Longtime bookseller and single mother, Claire Malloy has recently married her long term beau and moved out of her less than opulent apartment into a sprawling, newly remodeled house. Her daughter, Caron, is making plans for college. All of which leaves Claire with something she hasn't had in quite a while: spare time.
When her attempts to learn French cooking start getting "mixed" reviews, she agrees to help Caron and her best friend Inez in fluffing up their college applications by volunteering as an ESL tutor with the Farberville Literacy Council. But her modest effort to give back quickly becomes a nightmare when she's railroaded onto the Board of Directors of the troubled nonprofit. Vandalism, accusations of embezzlement, epic budget problems, and a cacophony of heavily-accented English speakers are just the tip of the iceberg. Just as she decides that it might be best to extricate herself, Claire gets a frantic call from her husband, Deputy Chief Peter Rosen. One of the students, an older Russian woman named Ludmilla, famed for her unpleasantness, has been murdered in the offices of the Farberville Literary Council. For the first time ever, Peter actually asks Claire for her help, and Hess brings a new depth to this fan-favorite series, in Murder as a Second Language.
This book is part of the "Claire Malloy" series. Here are some other books from this series:
 | "Mummy Dearest"
First published in 2008
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 | "Damsels in Distress"
First published in 2007
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 | "The Goodbye Body"
First published in 2005
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 | "Out on a Limb"
First published in 2002
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 | "Busy Bodies"
First published in 1995
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 | "Tickled to Death"
First published in 1994
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 | "Poisoned Pins"
First published in 1993
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 | "A Diet to Die For"
First published in 1989
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 | "A Really Cute Corpse"
First published in 1988
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 | "Dear Miss Demeanor"
First published in 1987
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 | "Strangled Prose"
First published in 1985
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