
G.M. Malliet
6 SeriesG.M. Malliet is an American author known for her mystery novels, including the St. Just Mysteries and the Max Tudor series. She holds a graduate degree from the University of Cambridge and completed post-graduate work at Oxford University. Malliet's diverse background includes living in Alaska, Colorado, New Mexico, Hawaii, Japan, and Europe, and she currently resides outside Washington D.C. with her husband.
In "Death of a Cozy Writer," the first novel in G.M. Malliet's St. Just Mysteries series, the manipulative and wealthy Sir Adrian Beauclerk-Fisk invites his adult children to his estate to celebrate his engagement to Violet Winthrop, a widow whose husband was murdered. Sir Adrian, known for his cruelty and frequent changes to his will, stirs tension among the guests by revealing who is in or out of his latest testament. As the celebration unfolds, the dynamics of greed and familial discord set the stage for a gripping mystery.