G. M. Malliet

G. M. Malliet is an American author of mystery novels.

Malliet's first books followed Chief Inspector St. Just on a series of cases, all of which involved writers of mystery novels and other genres.[1][2] Her second series, the Max Tudor mysteries, takes place in the fictional English town of Nether Monkslip, and features a vicar who used to be an MI5 agent.[3]

Awards and honors

Her first novel, Death of a Cozy Writer, won the 2008 Agatha Award for Best First Novel,[4] and her books Wicked Autumn, A Fatal Winter, and Pagan Spring have all been short-listed for the Agatha Best Novel award.[5] She received a Malice Domestic Grant in 2003 to write Death of a Cozy Writer.[6]

Malliet's books Death of a Cozy Writer and Death and the Lit Chick were both nominated for Anthony Awards.[7] Death of a Cozy Writer was also nominated for the Macavity Award for Best First Mystery.[8]

Books

Max Tudor Series

  1. Wicked Autumn, St. Martin's Press, 2011
  2. A Fatal Winter, St. Martin's Press, 2012
  3. Pagan Spring, St. Martin's Press, 2013
  4. A Demon Summer, St. Martin's Press, 2014
  5. The Haunted Season, St. Martin's Press, 2015

St. Just Series

  1. Death of a Cozy Writer, Midnight Ink, 2008
  2. Death and the Lit Chick, Midnight Ink 2009
  3. Death at the Alma Mater, Midnight Ink, 2010

References

  1. Death of a Cozy Writer, Kirkus Reviews, April 1, 2008.
  2. Death and the Lit Chick, Publishers Weekly," 2/23/2009.
  3. "Raising a Killer", The New York Times," Marilyn Stasio, November 3, 2011.
  4. Agatha Awards Past Winners and Nominees, accessed September 8, 2014.
  5. Agatha Awards, accessed September 8, 2014.
  6. Malice Domestic Grants, accessed September 8, 2014.
  7. Anthony Award Nominees and Winners, accessed September 8, 2014.
  8. Macavity Awards, accessed September 8, 2014.
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