[.ca] Poisoned Pins: A Claire Malloy Mystery (ISBN 0312349173)

Joan Hess is a delight to read and this is one of her best.:
Joan Hess is loads of fun to read and this is one of my favorites. Her characters are delightful and the heroine is someond you can really identify with. Highly recommended

Arly is much better:
After having read a number of Hess' "Arly Hanks" books, I decided to give Claire Malloy a try. I was disappointed with the characters and, in particular, this story line. Both were much too predictable. I had to keep checking the cover to make sure it was the same author as the one I've always found enjoyable in the Arly Hanks series.