by G.M. Malliet
Book: Wicked Autumn Author: G.M. Malliet Genre: Fiction/Mystery/British Mystery/Small Town Murder/Spy Summary: The first in a delightful series set in the bucolic English hamlet of Nether Monkslip, Wicked Autumn stars a handsome and eligible vicar with a shadowy past as a secret agent. Max Tud...
Well, once again, I feel bad. I really should have liked this book. We've got a former spy who turned into an Anglican priest. I have a fondness for Anglican clergy. We've got an eccentric, small British village. I love old-time small British village life. We've got quirky characters galore. I love ...
On the surface, the village of Nether Monkslip is idyllic and peaceful; the perfect place for those who want to escape the hustle and bustle of modern life. It certainly seemed the perfect escape for Max Tudor, a former MI5 agent, turned vicar after a horrible incident made him question his job and ...
Cute cozy set in an English village. Main character is an Episcopal priest who use to be a Spook. Definitely not as good as Agatha Christie, but certainly an enjoyable read with a nice cup of tea.
Good middle of the road cozy mystery.
A bit much in the beginning, the style settled down to something I liked a bit better once the discovery of the murder victim was out of the way.
This author had the right author review her book because she is dead on with the writing style of Louise Penny, who is one of my favorite authors. I would say she is also very similiar to Julia Spencer-Fleming. The same type of small village setting, yet in England. As I like this type of book, I re...
I really liked this sweet mystery. It wasn't quite what I was expecting, and I appreciated that it differed from other "cozies" I've read. I particularly enjoyed the setting (a little English village). The characters were well-written, and I enjoyed getting to know Max's background as a former MI5 a...
Rating: 3.125* of fiveThe Book Report: Sexy, haunted Maxen "Max" Tudor, former MI5 (domestic spying branch, think FBI not CIA, which any Bond fan knows is MI6) superagent and present-day Anglican priest and vicar of Nether Monkslip, revels in his obscure village's somewhat habitual somnolence, broke...