03149cam a2200481 i 4500 350161210 TxAuBib 20140114120000.0 130717s2013||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2013024719 9781250011961 hbk. $25.99 1250011965 hbk. $25.99 (OCoLC)811597478 DLC rda eng DLC IG# BTCTA YDXCP GK8 OCLCO UPZ JOY OCLCF ALH TxAuBib rda Hess, Joan. Murder as a second language / Joan Hess. First Edition. New York : Minotaur Books, 2013. 292 pages ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Claire Malloy mystery, A "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 a while: spare time. When her attempts to learn French cooking start getting "mixed" reviews, she agrees to help Caron and her best friend Inez in fluffing up their college applications by volunteering as an ESL tutor with the Farberville Literacy Council. But her modest effort to give back quickly becomes a nightmare when she's railroaded onto the Board of Directors of the troubled nonprofit. Vandalism, accusations of embezzlement, epic budget problems, and a cacophony of heavily-accented English speakers are just the tip of the iceberg. Just as she decides that it might be best to extricate herself, Claire gets a frantic call from her husband, Deputy Chief Peter Rosen. One of the students, an older Russian woman named Ludmilla, famed for her unpleasantness, has been murdered in the offices of the Farberville Literary Council. For the first time ever, Peter actually asks Claire for her help, and Hess brings a new depth to this fan-favorite series"-- Provided by publisher. 20140114. Malloy, Claire (Fictitious character) Fiction. Malloy, Claire (Fictitious character.) Booksellers and bookselling Fiction. Booksellers and bookselling. Women detectives Fiction. Women detectives. Life change events Fiction. Life change events. Murder Investigation Fiction. Murder Investigation. FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths. Arkansas Fiction. Arkansas. Detective and mystery fiction. Fiction. A Claire Malloy mystery. http://www.netread.com/jcusers2/bk1388/961/9781250011961/image/lgcover.9781250011961.jpg Cover image