Murder as a Second Language - Joan Hess
Category: Mystery
Narrator: Unknown
Tags: Mystery
Claire Malloynow a married woman of leisuretries her hand at volunteering, but instead lands her right in the middle of another murder investigation, Longtime bookseller and single mother, Claire Malloy has recently married her long term beau and moved out of her less than opulent apartment into a sprawling, newly remodeled house. Her daughter, Caron, is making plans for college. All of which leaves Claire with something she hasnt had in quite a while: spare time., When her attempts to learn French cooking start getting mixed reviews, she agrees to help Caron and her best friend Inez in fluffing up their college applications by volunteering as an ESL tutor with the Farberville Literacy Council. But her modest effort to give back quickly becomes a nightmare when shes railroaded onto the Board of Directors of the troubled nonprofit. Vandalism, accusations of embezzlement, epic budget problems, and a cacophony of heavily-accented English speakers are just the tip of the iceberg. Just as s
