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Another rip-roaring cozy mystery set in outrageous Maggody, Arkansas, a town so strange that even Hollywood filmmakers can't believe it's real. From the Kwik-Stoppe-Shoppe to the Pot O' Gold Mobile Home Park, there isn't much glamour in Maggody . . . but this flyspeck Arkansas town is about to become famous. When a Hollywood production company chooses Maggody as a backdrop for an X-rated Ozarks "Romeo and Juliet," the locals are starstruck. And as Maggody is flooded with washed-up actors, show more ruthless producers, and a cynical crew, the townsfolk will do anything for a close-up-even if it means resorting to murder. Chief of Police Arly Hanks has no time for Hollywood-she's got her hands full with a local arsonist-but when one of the actors is found dead in a bathtub, she's forced to intervene. As the film spins out of control, Arly realizes that the citizens of Maggody will stop at nothing to get their fifteen minutes of fame-even as the town burns down around them. In the spirit of David Mamet's State and Main, this delightful novel shows that when Hollywood collides with small-town values, the movie industry doesn't stand a chance. Mortal Remains in Maggody is the 5th book in the Arly Hanks Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order. show lessTags
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Joan Hess was born in Fayetteville, Arkansas in 1949. She received a bachelor's degree in art from the University of Arkansas in 1971 and a master's degree in education from Long Island University in 1974. For several years, she taught art in a private preschool. Her first book, Strangled Prose, was published in 1986. She was the author of the show more Claire Malloy Mystery series and the Arly Hanks Mystery series. A Diet to Die For won the American Mystery Award for best traditional novel of 1989. A short story, Too Much to Bare, received the Agatha Award in 1990 and the McCavity Award in 1991. She also wrote the Theo Bloomer series under the pseudonym Joan Hadley. She finished the final Amelia Peabody novel, The Painted Queen, using the notes of Elizabeth Peters and their conversations to finish the book. It was published in 2017. She died on November 23, 2017 at the age of 68. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- Mortal Remains in Maggody
- Original title
- Mortal remains in Maggody
- Original publication date
- 1991
- People/Characters
- Arly Hanks
- Important places
- Maggody, Arkansas, USA (ficitious town); USA; Arkansas, USA; Ozark Mountains, Arkansas, USA
- Dedication*
- Für Alisa Craig, Charlotte MacLeod, Barbara Mertz, Barbara Michaels und Elizebeth Peters, die mich mit ihren klugen, geistreichen Büchern inspiriert und mir mit ihrer Freundschaft Mut gemacht haben.
- First words*
- Loretta Biggins trägt einen Waschkorb zur Wäscheleine und beginnt Overalls aufzuhängen.
- Last words*
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Der Vorspann von Tanja kommt ins Team flimmerte über die riesige Leinwand.
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