Dear Miss Demeanor (Claire Malloy Mysteries, No. 3)

Agatha Award-winning author Joan Hess the prolific creator of the Claire Malloy and Maggody mysteries is beloved for her clever sleuths quirky characters and her ingenious plotting. We invite you to enjoy this delightful Claire Malloy mystery and to discover why Sharyn McCrumb calls Joan Hess the patron saint of comic mystery. At Farberville High its reading writing...and murder. Who knows what evil lurks in the halls of Farbervilles high school-or what blackmail is hidden in Miss Demeanors Falcon Crier advice column? Certainly not bookstore owner and amateur sleuth Claire Malloy-until her daughter Caron persuades her to substitute for disgraced column editor and journalism teacher Emily Parchester. Surely Miss Parchester cannot be guilty of embezzlement. But the petty charges graduate to murder when Principal Weiss gets his last licks from Miss Parchesters peach compote. Miss Parchester herself last seen at a local sanitarium is suddenly missing. And now its up to Claire to find someone whos been schooled in the fine art of murder...