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Arly Hanks Series

16 primary works • 16 total works
Arly Hanks is the police chief of (fictional) Maggody, Arkansas. This series is sometimes referred to as the Ozark mysteries, or the Maggody Mysteries.

Book 1

Malice in Maggody
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3.81 · 3630 Ratings · 179 Reviews · published 1987 · 4 editions
When murders disrupt the peaceful town of Maggody,…

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    Book 2

    Mischief in Maggody
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    3.93     · 1740 Ratings · 90 Reviews · published 1988 · 18 editions
    Police Chief Arly Hanks finds her small town, Magg…

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    Book 3

    Much Ado in Maggody
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    3.88     · 1484 Ratings · 79 Reviews · published 1989 · 16 editions
    There's trouble in Maggody Arkansas, again, and Ch…

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    Book 4

    Madness in Maggody
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    3.96     · 1233 Ratings · 45 Reviews · published 1991 · 18 editions
    When someone poisons the tamale sauce intended for…

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    Book 5

    Mortal Remains in Maggody
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    3.83     · 1067 Ratings · 42 Reviews · published 1991 · 18 editions
    For Arly Hanks, the Chief of Police in Maggody, Ar…

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    Book 6

    Maggody in Manhattan
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    3.83     · 936 Ratings · 31 Reviews · 19 editions
    Chief of Police Arly Hanks can't even look at a po…

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    Book 7

    O Little Town of Maggody
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    3.88     · 1000 Ratings · 33 Reviews · published 1993 · 12 editions
    Chief of Police Arly (Ariel) Hanks is still hiding…

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    Book 8

    Martians in Maggody
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    3.96     · 1175 Ratings · 34 Reviews · published 1994 · 14 editions
    Anticipating a normal, uneventful summer in the sl…

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    Book 9

    Miracles in Maggody
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    3.89     · 800 Ratings · 25 Reviews · published 1995 · 15 editions
    Chief of police Arly (Ariel) Hanks handles all the…

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    Book 10

    The Maggody Militia
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    3.92     · 820 Ratings · 25 Reviews · published 1997 · 14 editions
    Chief of Police Arly Hanks must bring order out of…

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    Book 11

    Misery Loves Maggody
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    3.91     · 983 Ratings · 50 Reviews · published 1999 · 19 editions
    "Delectable and continually surprising" (The New Y…

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    Book 12

    murder@maggody.com
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    3.83     · 794 Ratings · 42 Reviews · published 2000 · 24 editions
    To the quirky and colorful residents of Maggody, A…

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    Book 13

    Maggody and the Moonbeams
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    3.86     · 896 Ratings · 55 Reviews · published 2001 · 21 editions
    Enforcing law and order in the Ozarks just got tou…

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    Book 14

    Muletrain to Maggody
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    3.96     · 727 Ratings · 50 Reviews · published 2004 · 15 editions

    Under the benign watch of Police Chief Arly Hanks,…

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    Book 15

    Malpractice in Maggody
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    3.90     · 774 Ratings · 46 Reviews · published 2006 · 12 editions
    Apart from small-town feuds and church scandal, th…

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    Book 16

    The Merry Wives of Maggody
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    3.79     · 860 Ratings · 106 Reviews · published 2009 · 20 editions
    Maggody, Arkansas (pop. 755) is perceived of as a …

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