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A Holly, Jolly Murder
A Claire Malloy Mystery
by Joan Hess
ISBN: 0451407288
ISBN-13: 9780451407283
Format: Paperback
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Summary
Arkansas bookstore owner Claire Mallory's twelfth case has her investigating the murder of local physician and cult leader Nicholas Chunder. Claire gets an education in a variety of alternative religions as she sorts out the clues.
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Publisher: New Amer Library
Published date: 1998
Size: 4 x 6.5 inches
Weight: 0.35 pounds
Pages: 288
Publisher's Notes
As her college student clientele drift home for the holidays, and her somewhat self-involved daughter learns the difficulty of holding down a job, bookseller/sometime sleuth Claire Malloy resigns herself to another run-of-the-mill Christmas. As a diversion, she accepts an invitation from an eccentric customer to attend the local Druid winter solstice celebration. The celebration is short-lived, however, when the group's benefactor is found murdered! With a group of dissatisfied Druids under suspicion, and her daughter facing an unwarranted lawsuit, can Claire get the whole mess wrapped up in time for Christmas?
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A Holly Jolly Murder (Claire Malloy Mystery)
Mystery/Suspense,Fiction,Fiction - Mystery/ Detective,Fiction / General,Mystery & Detective - Women Sleuths. .86. Good. Spine has some creases. Covers show wear at the edges and corners. Good Grade B reading copy. Binding is Mass Market Paperback. Pages tanning. ( more information) Offered by Bach To Books (United States)
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A Holly Jolly Murder (Claire Malloy Mystery)
Hess, Joan
FAIR/GOOD X LIBRARY COPY WITH SHELFWEAR/EDGEWEAR TO COVERS;SPINE CREASING;BINDING BECOMING VISIBLE AT MIDDLE OF BOOK FROM USE;PB ( more information) Offered by Books Once Used (United States)
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A Holly Jolly Murder (Claire Malloy Mysteries, No. 12)
Joan Hess
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A Holly Jolly Murder (Claire Malloy Mysteries, No. 12)
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Onyx. Mass Market PaperBack. 0451407288 A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. 1998 Onyx Mass Market PaperBack . Very Good. 1998. ( more information) Offered by Seashellbooks.com, Inc. (United States)
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A Holly Jolly Murder (Claire Malloy Mystery)
Joan Hess
Onyx. Used - Good. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped daily. Over one million satisfied book lovers read with Experienced Books. 1998. Paperback. Good condition, showing modest signs of wear. Cover has some wear on edges. Some rubbing on cover. ( more information) Offered by Experienced Books LLC (United States)
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A Holly Jolly Murder (Claire Malloy Mysteries, No. 12)
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Onyx. PAPERBACK. 0451407288 This mass market paperback book is in REAL GOOD SHAPE!! FIRST EDITION! Full number line is 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1! Some creasing of the spine and minor signs of wear from reading--nothing major! SMOKE FREE HOME! Do not settle for worn, torn, throwaways. Pay a few pennies more for a book that looks a crease or two away from near new!!! . Very Good. ( more information) Offered by BOOKS-4-EVER (United States)
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A Holly Jolly Murder (Claire Malloy Mystery)
Joan Hess
Onyx. Used - Acceptable. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped daily. Over one million satisfied book lovers read with Experienced Books. 1998. Paperback. Acceptable condition reading copy showing definate wear. All pages plus cover present. BINDING IS PAPERBACK; Cover has some wear on edges. Cover/spine has minor creases and/or small tears. ( more information) Offered by Experienced Books LLC (United States)
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A Holly Jolly Murder (Claire Malloy Mysteries, No. 12)
Hess, Joan
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Unknown, 1998 Paperback. Sound, clean & nice copy, moderate rubbing/edgewear to wraps. Mild creasing, stamped. Some light water damage.. Mass Market Paperback. Good/n/a. ( more information) Offered by The Book Women (United States)
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A Holly, Jolly Murder
Hess, Joan
Onyx [0-451-40728-8 JE728] [date not known], later printing. (Paperback) Very good. (Mystery, Christmas) * * * Specializing in science fiction, fantasy, horror, and mystery since 1973. * * *. ( more information) Offered by Pandora's Books Ltd. (United States)
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A Holly, Jolly Murder
Hess, Joan
Onyx [0-451-40728-8 JE728] 1998, 1st thus. (Mass market paperback) Very good. (Mystery, Christmas). ( more information) Offered by Pandora's Books Ltd. (United States)
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A Holly, Jolly Murder: A Claire Malloy Mystery
Hess, Joan
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Onyx Books. 1998. First (number Line with 1 present). Paperback. Very Good +. ( more information) Offered by Once Upon a Time Books (United States)
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A Holly, Jolly Murder (A Claire Malloy Mystery)
Hess, Joan
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Onyx Books. 1998. Third Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Good. Brief summary of content available upon request by e-mail. ( more information) Offered by Second Chance Books (United States)
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A Holly Jolly Murder : A Claire Malloy Mystery
Hess, Joan
New York: Ballantine Books, 1998 As new, unread condition mass market paperback. Scan available. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket. ( more information) Offered by Woodshed Books (United States)
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A Holly, Jolly Murder
Hess, Joan
Onyx [0-451-40728-8 JE728] 1998, 1st thus. (Mass market paperback) Very good. . . . (Mystery, Christmas). ( more information) Offered by Grant Thiessen / BookIT Inc. (United States)
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A Holly, Jolly Murder
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Onyx [0-451-40728-8 JE728] [date not indicated], later printing. (Mass market paperback) Very good. . . . (Mystery, Christmas). ( more information) Offered by Grant Thiessen / BookIT Inc. (United States)
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