Martians in Maggody, Joan Hess
Martians in Maggody, Joan Hess
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Martians in Maggody

Author: Joan Hess

Narrator: Courtney Patterson

Unabridged: 7 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/15/2022


Synopsis

Police chief Arly Hanks tries to keep her head when the people of Maggody get UFO fever in this uproarious cozy mystery.

Life is so boring in Maggody, Arkansas, population 755, the locals have resorted to reading supermarket tabloids, gobbling up every rumor of wolf men, zombies, and creatures from outer space they can get their hands on. And as the only sane woman in town, Chief of Police Arly Hanks just smiles and nods whenever her neighbors rave about the latest conspiracy theories. But to Arly’s eternal horror, it looks like Maggody is about to become ground zero for an extraterrestrial invasion. The aliens will never know what hit 'em.

It starts when strange circles appear in Raz Buchanon's cornfields, drawing reporters, newscasters, and every nut west of the Mississippi. But as supernatural fever hits Maggody, Arly is confronted with a very terrestrial murder. There may be aliens on Main Street, but in a town this strange, how could anybody tell the difference?

Life has always been nutty in Maggody, but the madness is about to go paranormal. Master of cozies Joan Hess knows better than anyone how to push a mystery to the brink of madness—and then push it a whole lot farther.

About Joan Hess

Joan Hess (1949-2017) was an award-winning author of several long-running mystery series. Born in Arkansas, she was teaching preschool when she began writing fiction. Known for her lighthearted, witty novels, she created the Claire Malloy Mysteries and the Arly Hanks Mysteries, both set in Arkansas.


Reviews

Boston magazine called this “A rollicking tour de force” and I feel like this sentiment really captures this book’s energy. This is one of the more bizarre books I’ve read, filled with conspiracy theories, aliens, Bigfoot, and tabloids—but don’t be fooled, it’s not a magical realism read. It’s also......more

Goodreads review by Alice

How to make crop circles I have enjoyed several of the Arly Hanks mysteries, this one is not Hess’s best. The storyline bordered on the ridiculous and the townspeople were described as moronic. I just couldn’t get into it. It did paint the UFO experts as frauds and unscrupulous. If any of that is tru......more