Order of Claire Malloy Books
Claire Malloy is the protagonist in a series of cozy mystery novels by American novelist Joan Hess. Claire Malloy owns a small bookstore in the fictional town of Farberville, Arkansas that’s located right across from Farberville College.
Joan Hess began her Claire Malloy mystery series in 1986 with the novel Strangled rose. The series is currently ongoing. Below is a list of Joan Hess’ Claire Malloy books in order of when they were first released (which is the same as their chronological order):
Publication Order of Claire Malloy Books
Strangled Prose | (1985) | |
The Murder at the Murder at the Mimosa Inn | (1986) | |
Dear Miss Demeanor | (1987) | |
A Really Cute Corpse | (1988) | |
A Diet to Die For | (1989) | |
Roll Over and Play Dead | (1991) | |
Death by the Light of the Moon | (1992) | |
Poisoned Pins | (1993) | |
To Kill a Husband | (1994) | |
Tickled to Death | (1994) | |
Busy Bodies | (1995) | |
Closely Akin to Murder | (1996) | |
A Holly, Jolly Murder | (1997) | |
A Conventional Corpse | (2000) | |
Out on a Limb | (2002) | |
The Goodbye Body | (2005) | |
Damsels in Distress | (2007) | |
Mummy Dearest | (2008) | |
Deader Homes and Gardens | (2012) | |
Murder as a Second Language | (2013) | |
Pride v. Prejudice | (2015) |