Misery Loves Maggody [Paperback]

Joan Hess (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Simon (1998)
• ASIN: B000GLNT0Q
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Maggody Meets Elvis, May 2, 2001

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gray (midwest) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Misery Loves Maggody (Mass Market Paperback)

The Joan Hess Maggody books, set in and around the fictional town of Maggody, Arkansas, are all delightful if you are looking for light, entertaining fiction. In this book, the murder takes place away from Maggody while some of the most enjoyable Maggadonians are on an Elvis tour. Maggody Chief of Police Arly Hanks winds up at the crime scene and finds herself up to her wry smile in mystery. If you can't laugh at the weird way Americans view our world, avoid this book. If you have a good sense of humor and don't mind that some of the humor is directed at your own values, read it and enjoy it. If you have not read any of the Maggody books, you might find the books more enjoyable if you started with the first book in the series and worked your way forward.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Misery Loves Maggody, February 10, 2000

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"taylorglobal" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Misery Loves Maggody (Mass Market Paperback)

Despite the fact that this book had some "formula" style plot lines (very similiar plot to Maggody in Manhatten") I loved the Elvis references (and "sightings!") and the strange, strange, world of the Buchannons. It was a good quick read and I enjoyed it, although it was probably not the strongest book in the series.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This book is a hoot and a half!, March 30, 1999

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This review is from: Misery Loves Maggody: An Arly Hanks Mystery (Maggody) (Hardcover)

In this installment of the Maggody series Ruby Bee and Estelle head off on a bus tour to Memphis for some Elvis worshipping. There's plenty of strange characters along for the ride and the natives are restless in Maggody. The misery in the title comes from all the things that go awray during the tour but we're kept laughing the whole time. Joan Hess writes her characters so believable that you feel like they're your next-door-neighbors. What more can you ask for than Elvis siteings-casinos-gambeling and possibly satinists? A good time was had by all!