Claire Malloy mysteries

After a somewhat long and, at times, strange courtship, Claire Malloy -- a book seller in Farberville, Arkansas, and a widowed mother of a teenage daughter -- has finally said "I do" to her swain, Lt. Peter Rosen of the Farberville Police Department. Now they are on their honeymoon in Luxor, Egypt. Well, Claire is on her honeymoon -- accompanied by Caron, her daughter, and Inez,Caron's best friend and frequent partner in adventure. Peter is mostly...

"Claire Malloy--now a married woman of leisure--tries her hand at volunteering, but instead lands her right in the middle of another murder investigation Longtime bookseller and single mother, Claire Malloy has recently married her long term beau and moved out of her less than opulent apartment into a sprawling, newly remodeled house. Her daughter, Caron, is making plans for college. All of which leaves Claire with something she hasn't had in quite...