Synopses & Reviews
"There are certain things you want in a village mystery: a pretty setting, a tasteful murder, an appealing sleuth . . . Malliet delivers all that." —Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Last year, Agatha Award-winning author G. M. Malliet charmed mystery lovers, cozy fans, and Agatha Christie devotees with Wicked Autumn, the first mystery featuring her captivating protagonist, Max Tudor, and the small English village of Nether Monkslip. In A Fatal Winter, Max—Anglican priest, former MI5 agent, and village heartthrob—investigates two deaths at Chedrow Castle. But his growing attraction to Awena Owen complicates his case, as does the recent arrival at Chedrow Castle of a raucous group of long-lost, greedy relatives, any one of whom has a motive for murder. With a cozy setting, intricate puzzles, and a handsome (non-celibate) priest doing the sleuthing, the books in this series are destined to become instant classics in the mystery world.
Review
"Agatha Christie fans will relish [this] delicious novel."
--Publishers Weekly (starred)
Praise for Wicked Autumn
Included in The Today Shows “Sizzling Summer Reads”
One of The Boston Globes “Best Mysteries of 2011”
"There are certain things you want in a village mystery: a pretty setting, a tasteful murder, an appealing sleuth . . . Malliet delivers all that."
—Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times
"Malliet has mastered the delights of the cozy mystery so completely that she seems to be channeling Agatha Christie."
—Booklist (starred)
"Malliet, like Louise Penny, brings a contemporary freshness to the traditional mystery."
—Library Journal (starred)
“A superb novel! Filled with humor and insight, G.M. Malliet creates a fabulous setting in Nether Monkslip and a great series hero in Father Max Tudor. Rarely have I read descriptions that have left me gasping, in both their hilarity and their painful truth. A wonderful read.”
--Louise Penny, author of A Trick of the Light
“If you love traditional mysteries youll enjoy Wicked Autumn... Its a classic, and one almost any reader will enjoy.”
--Charlaine Harris, author of the True Blood series
"A tongue-in-cheek village mystery to be savored."
—Julia Spencer-Fleming
Synopsis
"There are certain things you want in a village mystery: a pretty setting, a tasteful murder, an appealing sleuth . . . Malliet delivers all that." Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times
Last year, Agatha Award-winning author G. M. Malliet charmed mystery lovers, cozy fans, and Agatha Christie devotees with Wicked Autumn, the first mystery featuring her captivating protagonist, Max Tudor, and the small English village of Nether Monkslip.
In A Fatal Winter, Max Anglican priest, former MI5 agent, and village heartthrob investigates two deaths at Chedrow Castle. But his growing attraction to Awena Owen complicates his case, as does the recent arrival at Chedrow Castle of a raucous group of long-lost, greedy relatives, any one of whom has a motive for murder. With a cozy setting, intricate puzzles, and a handsome (non-celibate) priest doing the sleuthing, the books in this series are destined to become instant classics in the mystery world.
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About the Author
Winner of the Agatha Award for Death of a Cozy Writer, G. M. MALLIET attended Oxford University and holds a graduate degree from the University of Cambridge. She lives in Alexandria, Virginia.