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Description edit
Faberville bookstore owner Claire Malloy is ruminating over the state of her love life when she gets disturbing news. Elderly Miss Emily Parchester is up a tree. Chained to an old oak, packing a thermos of tea and a gun, the retired schoolteacher is ready to go down with the ship, or rather... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Claire Malloy: The Book Depot owner
- Caron Malloy: Claire's teenage daughter
- Peter Rosen: Farberville Police Lieutenant and Claire's main squeeze
- Luanne Bradshaw: Claire's best friend and owner of a vintage clothing shop, Secondhand Rose.
- Emily Parchester: Retired school teacher
- Inez Thornton: Caron's best friend
Setting & Locations edit
First Sentence edit
"So all is forgiven and you'll be moving into the castle with Prince Perfectly Charming?" asked Luanne Bradshaw, my best friend and toughest critic.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 14 of 18 in Claire Malloy. (standard series)
Preceded by A Conventional Corpse, and followed by The Goodbye Body.
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: St. Martin's Minotaur
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2002
ISBN: 0312266804
Page Count: 306
Publisher: St. Martin's Minotaur
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2002
ISBN: 0312266804
Page Count: 306
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
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