Wicked Autumn: A Max Tudor Novel

By G.M. Malliet

Book Overview

What could be more dangerous than cozy village life in the English countryside? 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 found 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. Max has ministered to the community long enough to be familiar with the tangled alliances and animosities among the residents, but this tragedy surprises and confounds him. It is impossible to believe anyone in his lovely village capable of the crime, and yet given the victim, he must acknowledge that almost everyone had probably fantasized about killing Wanda Batton-Smythe.As the investigation unfolds, Max becomes more intricately involved. Memories he'd rather not revisit are stirred, evoking the demons from the past which led him to Nether Monkslip. In WICKED AUTUMN, G.M. Malliet serves up an irresistible English village--deliciously skewered--a flawed but likeable protagonist, and a brilliantly modern version of the traditional drawing room mystery.One of "The Boston Globe"'s Best Mysteries of 2011 One of "Library Journal"'s Best Mystery Books of 2011

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312646976
• ISBN13: 9780312646974
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Minotaur Books
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 1.1" x 5.8"

Customer Reviews

Vintage British mysteries by British authors are at the Top of my Reading List

As a rule...this is certainly a lovely surprise! Today's world with out too much muck & grit. Very good descriptions of the small village setting. Really enjoyed meeting the characters & look forward to meeting them again I hope in future books . A clever mystery - interesting varied personalities of village inhabitants & outsiders - a none-too-love-able victim - not without some redeeming qualities though. Oh, main character "Max Tudor" was very intriguing! I'm looking forward to reading the entire series & reading other books by this author!