MYSTERY

A Demon Summer: A Max Tudor Mystery

by G.M. Malliet
Minotaur: St. Martin's. Oct. 2014. 400p. ISBN 9781250021410. $25.99; ebk. ISBN 9781250021427. M
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Max Tudor, vicar of Nether Monkslip and former MI5 agent, is drawn into the investigation of attempts to poison the 15th Earl of Lislelivet, Ralph Percevel. No one is really surprised since Lord Lislelivet enrages everyone, including his wife. But this poison was baked into a fruitcake made by the Handmaids of St. Lucy of Monkton Abbey. Max is sent by his bishop to investigate both the fruitcake and some missing money that was to be used to expand the Monkton Abbey Guesthouse. When a body is found in the cloister well, will Father Max be able to uncover the culprit in time for his handfasting (i.e., wedding) to the village's only neopagan?
VERDICT The fourth fun entry (after Pagan Spring) in this charming English cozy series is delightful in tone. Think Agatha Christie meets Ian Fleming.
Reviewed by Viccy Kemp , Oct 01, 2014
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