Joan Hess | |
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| Born | January 6, 1949 |
| Died | November 23, 2017 (aged 68) Austin, Texas, U.S. |
| Pen name | Joan Hadley |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Genre | Mystery fiction |
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Joan Hess (January 6, 1949 – November 23, 2017) was an American mystery writer, a member of Sisters in Crime, and a former president of the American Crime Writers League. She wrote two popular mystery series: The Claire Malloy Mysteries and The Maggody Mysteries (also called The Arly Hanks Mysteries), and contributed to multiple anthologies and book series, including: Crosswinds, Deadly Allies, Malice Domestic, Sisters in Crime, and The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories. She also wrote the Theo Bloomer mystery series, under the pseudonym Joan Hadley.[1][2]