EntityQ1690743· pop 7· linked from 95 articlesJoan HessSign in to saveAmerican writer (1949-2017)Listeners · Last.fmListeners12Total plays164 <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Joan+Hess">Read more on Last.fm</a>via Last.fm · Joan HessConnectionsAgatha AwardEntityBarbara MertzEntityCategories1949 births2017 deaths20th-century American novelists20th-century American women novelists21st-century American novelists21st-century American women novelistsAgatha Award winnersAmerican mystery writersAmerican women mystery writersNovelists from TexasPeople from Fayetteville, ArkansasPlace of birth missing