
Death of a Cozy Writer
(The first book in the St. Just Mystery series)(2008)
A novel by
G M Malliet
AwardsAgatha Award
Anthony Awards (nominee)
Macavity Awards (nominee)
From deep in the heart of his eighteenth century English manor, millionaire Sir Adrian Beauclerk-Fisk writes mystery novels and torments his four spoiled children with threats of disinheritance. Tiring of this device, the portly patriarch decides to weave a malicious twist into his well-worn plot. Gathering them all together for a family dinner, he announces his latest blow - a secret elopement with the beautiful Violet... who was once suspected of murdering her husband.
Within hours, eldest son and appointed heir Ruthven is found cleaved to death by a medieval mace. Since Ruthven is generally hated, no one seems too surprised or upset - least of all his cold-blooded wife Lillian. When Detective Chief Inspector St. Just is brought in to investigate, he meets with a deadly calm that goes beyond the usual English reserve. And soon Sir Adrian himself is found slumped over his writing desk - an ornate knife thrust into his heart. Trapped amid leering gargoyles and concrete walls, every member of the family is a likely suspect. Using a little Cornish brusqueness and brawn, can St. Just find the killer before the next-in-line to the family fortune ends up dead?
Within hours, eldest son and appointed heir Ruthven is found cleaved to death by a medieval mace. Since Ruthven is generally hated, no one seems too surprised or upset - least of all his cold-blooded wife Lillian. When Detective Chief Inspector St. Just is brought in to investigate, he meets with a deadly calm that goes beyond the usual English reserve. And soon Sir Adrian himself is found slumped over his writing desk - an ornate knife thrust into his heart. Trapped amid leering gargoyles and concrete walls, every member of the family is a likely suspect. Using a little Cornish brusqueness and brawn, can St. Just find the killer before the next-in-line to the family fortune ends up dead?
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October 2008 : Paperback
| Title: Death of a Cozy Writer: A St. Just Mystery (Wheeler Large Print Cozy Mystery) Author(s): G. M. Malliet ISBN: 1-59722-832-X / 9781597228329 (USA edition) Publisher: Wheeler Publishing Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
July 2008 : Paperback
| Title: Death of a Cozy Writer: A St. Just Mystery Author(s): G.M. Malliet ISBN: 0-7387-1248-5 / 978-0-7387-1248-2 (USA edition) Publisher: MIDNIGHT INK Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
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July 2008 : Kindle edition
| Title: Death of a Cozy Writer: A St. Just Mystery Author(s): G.M. Malliet Publisher: MIDNIGHT INK Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
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