Bøker av G.M. Malliet

Cambridge University master Sir Flyte Rascallian has little interest in the innocent-looking set of old paintings he inherits from his aunt Beatrice, until he takes a closer look . . . and ends up dead. Something is clearly bothering Sir Flyte Rascallian, Master of Hardwick College at the University of Cambridge and renowned art expert. Are all the grimy paintings he's recently inherited from his aunt's old attic really as worthless as he claims? Curator Ambrose Nussknacker believes that one of the paintings could be a genuine Rembrandt. Why is Sir Flyte so reluctant to get it authenticated, and determined to shun the accolade of discovering one of the world's great lost treasures? When Sir Flyte is found murdered in his study on campus, Detective Chief Inspection Arthur St. Just must unravel his sudden unusual behaviour to get to the bottom of the death of the old master, but in doing so, St. Just becomes entangled in a web of priceless artwork, deadly intentions and dangerous secrets.

Successful crime author Augusta Hawke lives a quiet existence in her village outside Washington DC, until the police appear next door. Where are her neighbors, the Normans? They've been missing over a week. Sensing a bestselling story is unfolding next door, Augusta puts the investigatory skills she's developed during her writing to the test.

DCI Arthur St. Just and Portia De'Ath visit the quiet village of Maidsfell in Cornwall only to find it divided over plans to redevelop the seafront. After a heated meeting on the topic, Lord Bodwally, who is fiercely against the plans, is found murdered. St. Just finds himself compelled to investigate, but what secrets are hidden in Maidsfell?

Something sinister is stirring at Totleigh Hall, the imposing manor house dominating the village of Nether Monkslip. Usually, the lord and lady of the manor are absent for most of the year, but this year they have been in residence for some weeks now, and the villagers are hoping for a return to the good old days, when the lord of the manor sprinkled benefits across the village like fairy dust, building roads and repairing bridges and donating money to the upkeep of St Edwold's, while hosting splendid dinners at the Hall to which the vicar and the village doctor were invited by right and tradition.Max Tudor's own invitation comes as a welcome novelty; it will be his first time meeting the famous family that once held sway in the area. The fact that they were famous for their eccentricities only adds to their appeal for the Anglican priest. But before he has time to starch his clerical collar and organize a babysitter, a sudden and suspicious death intervenes, and the handsome vicar's talent for sorting through clues to solve a murder is once again called into play...Praise for G.M. Malliet:'Rarely have I read descriptions that have left me gasping, in both their hilarity and their painful truth.' Louise Penny'G.M. Malliet has brought the village cosy into the twenty first century... Wicked Autumn is a refreshing read for everyone who loves a really good murder.' Charles Todd'There are certain things you want in a village mystery: a pretty setting, a tasteful murder, an appealing sleuth... Malliet delivers all that.' New York Times Book Review

A Max Tudor mystery

Beg, borrow . . . or kill! St. Michael s College, Cambridge, is prestigious, stately and in frightful disrepair. To replenish its dwindling coffers, the College s Master holds a fundraising weekend for wealthy alums. But all goes awry when the glamorous and despised Lexy Laurant is found strangled on the grounds. There s a lengthy list of likely suspects: Lexy s debt-ridden Latino lover, her titled ex-husband who left her for another woman, and a garrulous oil-rich Texan with something to hide, among others. As Detective Chief Inspector St. Just weighs clashing egos, he discovers unsavoury secrets . . . and a shocking twist.

Wildly successful chick lit mystery writer Kimberlee Kalder is the guest of honour at an exclusive writers conference at Dalmorton Castle in Scotland. But the fun ends when Kimberlee is found dead at the bottom of the castle s bottle dungeon. Who didn t want to see prima donna Kimberlee brutally extinguished like one of her ill-fated characters? It s up to Detective Chief Inspector St. Just to track down the true killer in a castle full of cagey mystery connoisseurs who live and breathe malicious murder and artful alibis . . .

Lord Lislelivet has a talent for making enemies so not even his wife is surprised when it emerges someone has tried to poison him. What is surprising is that the poison is discovered in a fruitcake made by the Handmaids of St Lucy of Monksbury Abbey.The powerful lord complains to his local bishop who asks Father Max Tudor, vicar of Nether Monkslip and former M!5 agent, to investigate. But the bishop has an additional concern: allegations have been made that the nuns have mishandled funds raised by wealthy Americans to expand their guesthouse. And now those irate patrons have descended on the abbey, along with Lord Lislelivet, to do some sleuthing of their own.And just as Max comes to believe the poisoning was accidental, a body is discovered in the cloister well Praise for G M Malliet A superb novel, a wonderful read. Louise Penny G M Malliet has brought the village cosy into the twenty first century Wicked Autumn is a refreshing read for everyone who loves a really good murder. Charles Todd There are certain things you want in a village mystery: a pretty setting, a tasteful murder, an appealing sleuth Malliet delivers all that. New York Times Book Review

Max Tudor has adapted well to his post as vicar of St Edwold's in the idyllic village of Nether Monkslip. The quiet village seems the perfect home for Max, who has fled a harrowing past as an MI5 agent. Now he has sound a measure of peace among urban escapees and yoga practitioners, artists and crafters and New Agers. But this new-found serenity is quickly shattered when the highly vocal and unpopular president of the Women's Institute turns up dead at the Harvest Fayre. The death looks like an accident but Max's training as a former agent kicks in, and before long he suspects foul play...In Wicked Autumn, G M Malliet serves up an irresistible English village - deliciously skewered - a flawed but engaging protagonist and a brilliantly modern version of the traditional locked room mystery.Praise for G.M.Maillet's Max Tudor series:'G M Malliet has brought the village cosy into the twenty first century... Wicked Autumn is a refreshing read for everyone who loves a really good murder.'Charles Todd.

In A Fatal Winter, Max Tudor, Anglican priest, former MI5 agent and village heart throb, 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 bucolic village setting and glamorous priest doing the sleuthing, the books in this series are destined to become instant classics!Praise for G.M.Maillet's Max Tudor series:'Rarely have I read descriptions that have left me gasping, in both their hilarity and their painful truth.' Louise Penny.'There are certain things you want in a village mystery: a pretty setting, a tasteful murder, an appealing sleuth . . . Malliet delivers all that.' New York Times.