Order of Joan Hess Books
Joan Hess is an American author of mystery novels. She writes the Claire Malloy series and the Arly Hanks series (also known as the Maggody Mysteries). Hess earned her B.A. from the University of Arkansas in art and an M.S. in early childhood development from Long Island University. It was suggested to her by a friend to try writing a romance novel. After ten tries, she decided to switch to mysteries and finally found success. Joan lives in Austin, Texas and has two twin grandchildren.
Joan Hess made her debut as a published novelist in 1986 with the novel Strangled Prose. Below is a list of Joan Hess’ books in order of when they were originally published:
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) | |
Publication Order of Theo Bloomer Books
(as Joan Hadley)
| The Night-Blooming Cereus | (1986) | |
| The Deadly Ackee | (1988) | |
Publication Order of Arly Hanks Books
| Malice in Maggody | (1987) | |
| Miracles in Maggody | (1988) | |
| Mischief in Maggody | (1988) | |
| Much Ado in Maggody | (1989) | |
| Madness in Maggody | (1991) | |
| Mortal Remains in Maggody | (1991) | |
| Maggody in Manhattan | (1992) | |
| O Little Town of Maggody | (1993) | |
| Martians in Maggody | (1994) | |
| The Maggody Militia | (1997) | |
| Misery Loves Maggody | (1999) | |
| murder@maggody.com / murda@maggody.com | (2000) | |
| Maggody and the Moonbeams | (2001) | |
| Muletrain to Maggody | (2004) | |
| Malpractice in Maggody | (2006) | |
| The Merry Wives of Maggody | (2009) | |
Publication Order of Amelia Peabody Books
| Crocodile on the Sandbank | (1975) | |
| The Curse of the Pharaohs | (1981) | |
| The Mummy Case | (1985) | |
| Lion in the Valley | (1986) | |
| The Deeds of the Disturber | (1988) | |
| The Last Camel Died at Noon | (1991) | |
| The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog | (1992) | |
| The Hippopotamus Pool | (1996) | |
| Seeing a Large Cat | (1997) | |
| The Ape Who Guards the Balance | (1998) | |
| The Falcon at the Portal | (1999) | |
| He Shall Thunder in the Sky | (2000) | |
| Lord of the Silent | (2001) | |
| The Golden One | (2002) | |
| Children of the Storm | (2003) | |
| Guardian of the Horizon | (2004) | |
| The Serpent on the Crown | (2005) | |
| Tomb of the Golden Bird | (2006) | |
| A River in the Sky | (2010) | |
| The Painted Queen | (2014) | |
Chronological Order of Amelia Peabody Books
| Crocodile on the Sandbank | (1975) | |
| The Curse of the Pharaohs | (1981) | |
| The Mummy Case | (1985) | |
| Lion in the Valley | (1986) | |
| The Deeds of the Disturber | (1988) | |
| The Last Camel Died at Noon | (1991) | |
| The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog | (1992) | |
| The Hippopotamus Pool | (1996) | |
| Seeing a Large Cat | (1997) | |
| The Ape Who Guards the Balance | (1998) | |
| Guardian of the Horizon | (2004) | |
| A River in the Sky | (2010) | |
| The Falcon at the Portal | (1999) | |
| The Painted Queen | (2014) | |
| He Shall Thunder in the Sky | (2000) | |
| Lord of the Silent | (2001) | |
| The Golden One | (2002) | |
| Children of the Storm | (2003) | |
| The Serpent on the Crown | (2005) | |
| Tomb of the Golden Bird | (2006) | |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| Future Tense | (1987) | |
| Red Rover, Red Rover | (1987) | |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| Too Much To Bare | (1990) | |
| The Last To Know | (1992) | |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| Death of a Romance Writer and Other Stories | (2002) | |
| Big Foot Stole My Wife! and Other Stories | (2003) | |
| The Deadly Ackee and Other Stories of Crime and Catastrophe | (2003) | |
| Caveat Emptor and Other Stories | (2016) | |
Publication Order of Sisters in Crime Books
| Sisters in Crime | (1989) | |
| Sisters in Crime 2 | (1990) | |
| Sisters in Crime 3 | (1990) | |
| Sisters in Crime 4 | (1991) | |
| Sisters In Crime 5 | (1992) | |
| Anthology series. | ||
Publication Order of Crosswinds Books
| Shock Effect | (1987) | |
| Lou Dunlop: Private Eye | (1987) | |
| Lou Dunlop: Cliffhanger | (1987) | |
| Angel In The Snow | (1988) | |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| Sisters in Crime 2 | (1990) | |
| Malice Domestic 1 | (1992) | |
| Women of Mystery | (1992) | |
| Tales of Obsession | (1994) | |
| Malice Domestic 3 | (1994) | |
| The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories 1993 | (1994) | |
| Vengeance is Hers | (1997) | |
| Funny Bones: 15 New Tales of Murder and Mayhem | (1997) | |
| First Cases, Volume 2 | (1997) | |
| Murder for Revenge | (1998) | |
| Mom, Apple Pie and Murder | (1999) | |
| Crime After Crime | (1999) | |
| Malice Domestic 9 | (2000) | |
Notes: The Theo Bloomer series was written as Joan Hadley. Tales of Obsession: Mystery Stories of Fatal Attractions and Deadly Desires also contains stories by Patricia Highsmith, Evan Hunter, P.D. James, Nancy Pickard, Ruth Rendell and Lawrence Treat. The Year’s 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories was co-edited by Ed Gorman and Martin H. Greenberg. Crime After Crime was co-edited by Martin H. Greenberg. The Amelia Peabody novels are written with Elizabeth Peters.
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stupid to end the show.
she looks so much prettier & it is so much healthier.