MYSTERY

A Fatal Winter: A Max Tudor Novel

by G.M. Malliet
Minotaur: St. Martin's. ISBN 9780312647971. $24.99; eISBN 9781250018250.
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Imagine the headlines: “Twins Dead at Castle.” The victims are the miserly patriarch, viciously stabbed, and his sister, found dead in the greenhouse. Astutely, Detective Chief Inspector Cotton deploys his local contact and friend, Vicar Max Tudor (former MI5!), and plants him in the castle as an unofficial spy. Max has his hands full with a group of sullen relatives, all of whom have less-than-righteous agendas and some of whom haven’t caught on that a murderer is in their midst. When the next victim falls, folks begin to pay more attention.
VERDICT Malliet doesn’t miss a step in her stellar second case for her handsome vicar. Just to mix it up (after Wicked Autumn), she wisely takes him out of the village and into the region’s local castle. This series shines for its wit, well-drawn characters, pitch-perfect dialog, and intricately structured puzzle. Don’t expect to be rushed
Reviewed by Sue White , Oct 01, 2012
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