Name: Closely Akin to Murder

Author: Joan Hess
Year: 1996
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Mystery, Cozy Mystery

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ISBNs:
9780451405616
9780312384630
0451405617
0312384637
At first it seems like a prank. How could Veronica Landonwood be the voice on the other end of the phone when she died three decades ago? But as Arkansas bookseller and amateur sleuth Claire Malloy is about to find out, her cousin "Ronnie" is very much alive'€”and in trouble. And could use Claire's help... Today, Ronnie is a renowned scientist living in Chicago. But when she was a teenager, she had a run-in with a famous Hollywood producer in Acapulco, Mexico. He attempted to sexually assault her'€”and she killed him. Having served time in prison, Ronnie finally put her this episode behind her...until now. Just when she has a real shot at the Nobel Prize, a ruthless blackmailer is threatening to expose the secrets of her past. Can Claire help to preserve Ronnie's reputation and keep her out of harm's way? That will depend on Claire's investigation'€”and what really happened on the night of the murder so many years ago...
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"Damsels in Distress"
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"The Goodbye Body"
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"Out on a Limb"
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"A Conventional Corpse"
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"A Holly, Jolly Murder"
First published in 1997
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"Busy Bodies"
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"Tickled to Death"
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"Poisoned Pins"
First published in 1993
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"Death by the Light of the Moon"
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"Roll Over and Play Dead"
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"A Diet to Die For"
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"A Really Cute Corpse"
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"Dear Miss Demeanor"
First published in 1987
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"Strangled Prose"
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"Pride v. Prejudice"
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