{"product_id":"9781250081179","title":"Pride v. Prejudice : A Claire Malloy Mystery","description":"\u003cstrong\u003ePride v. Prejudice\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Joan Hess\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Claire Malloy is one of the most engaging narrators in mystery.\"-\u003ci\u003eDeadly Pleasures\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   Claire Malloy has always been known in Farberville,   Arkansas, as the owner of the Book Depot whose teenage daughter, Caron, speaks   in ALL CAPS. But Claire's life has changed dramatically of late. She's married   her longtime beau, Deputy Police Chief Peter Rosen; let one of her employees   run the bookstore; and, OMG, soon Caron will be off to college. The only   thing that remains steadfast and unwavering? Claire's astonishing ability to   attract, find, or even just randomly stumble across trouble. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   \u003cb\u003e\"nicely   leavened with humor, realistic family vignettes, and diverse characters.\"-\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   Summoned for jury duty, Claire ends up butting heads   with the prosecutor on a murder case who harbors a grudge against her   husband. He humiliates Claire, then dismisses her from the jury pool.   Enraged by her mistreatment, and eager for revenge, Claire decides to take   the case on herself. She hunts down the defendant-a woman accused of killing   her husband-and offers to help prove her innocence. Only problem is that the defendant   is looking guiltier by the minute...and now Claire is in too deep. How can   she claw her way out of this one, with her pride intact, when all semblance   of law and order has flown the coop?\u003cbr\u003e        \u003cb\u003e\"Hess smoothly blends humor and detecting [in] \u003ci\u003ePride V. Prejudice\u003c\/i\u003e...Spending time with Claire and the other citizens of Farberville is always a treat.\"-\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“If you've never spent time with Claire Malloy 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.” —\u003ci\u003eHarlan Coben\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Winning...Claire investigates with her usual humor and panache..” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly on Murder as a Second Language\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Hess writes this series with a wickedly funny sense of humor. Anyone looking to be amused by a wildly entertaining series will have a good time.” —\u003ci\u003eMystery Scene on Out on a Limb\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This satisfying cozy contains humor, sympathetic characters, and well-drawn family relationships.” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist on Murder as a Second Language\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Breezy and delightful...one of the most engaging narrators in mystery.” —\u003ci\u003eDeadly Pleasures\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Humor, quirky characters, a rich-mother daughter relationship…all add to this satisfying addition to Hess's long-running series.” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist on Mummy Dearest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A winning blend of soft-core feminism, trendy subplots, and a completely irreverent style that characterizes both the series and the sleuth.” —\u003ci\u003eHouston Chronicle on Mummy Dearest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250081179\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"St. Martin's Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40633912590542,"sku":"9781250081179","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250081179","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}