 Joan Hess was born in Fayetteville, Arkansas. She died in Austin, Texas. She is the creator of:
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Titles and year of publication:
| 'Theo Bloomer' Novels (as 'Joan Hadley') | |
| 1) The Night-Blooming Cereus | 1986 |
| 2) The Deadly Ackee | 1988 |
| 'Arly Hanks' Novels | |
| 1) Malice in Maggody | 1987 |
| 2) Mischief in Maggody | 1988 |
| 3) Much Ado in Maggody | 1989 |
| 4) Mortal Remains in Maggody | 1991 |
| 5) Madness in Maggody | 1991 |
| 6) Maggody in Manhattan | 1992 |
| 7) O Little Town of Maggody | 1993 |
| 8) Martians in Maggody | 1994 |
| 9) Miracles in Maggody | 1995 |
| 10) Maggody Militia | 1997 |
| 11) Misery Loves Maggody | 1999 |
| 12) Murder@Maggody.com | 2000 |
| 13) Maggody and the Moonbeams | 2001 |
| 14) Muletrain to Maggody | 2004 |
| 15) Malpractice in Maggody | 2006 |
| 16) The Merry Wives of Maggody | 2009 |
| 'Claire Malloy' Novels | |
| 1) Strangled Prose | 1986 |
| 2) The Murder at the Murder at the Mimosa Inn | 1986 |
| 3) Dear Miss Demeanor | 1987 |
| 4) A Really Cute Corpse | 1988 |
| 5) A Diet to Die For | 1989 |
| 6) Roll Over and Play Dead | 1991 |
| 7) Death by the Light of the Moon | 1992 |
| 8) Poisoned Pins | 1993 |
| 9) Tickled to Death | 1994 |
| 10) Busy Bodies | 1995 |
| 11) Closely Akin to Murder | 1996 |
| 12) A Holly, Jolly Murder | 1997 |
| 13) A Conventional Corpse | 2000 |
| 14) Out on a Limb | 2002 |
| 15) The Goodbye Body | 2005 |
| 16) Damsels in Distress | 2007 |
| 17) Mummy Dearest | 2008 |
| 18) Deader Homes and Gardens | 2012 |
| 19) Murder As a Second Language | 2013 |
| 20) Pride v. Prejudice | 2015 |
| Other Novels | |
| 1) Death of a Romance Writer and Other Stories (short stories) | 2002 |
| 2) Big Foot Stole My Wife and Other Stories (short stories) | 2003 |
| 3) The Painted Queen (with Elizabeth Peters) (an Amelia Peabody novel) | 2017 |