Publishers Marketplace: G.M. Malliet


	G.M. Malliet

Author: DEATH OF A COZY WRITER. Agatha Award Winner for Best First Novel (2008). First in the DCI St. Just mystery series.

IMBA bestseller Death of a Cozy Writer was named one of the best books of 2008 by Kirkus Reviews. It has been nominated for the 2009 Anthony Award and the 2009 Macavity Award (Best First Mystery) and won a silver medal IPPY (Best Mystery/Suspense/Thriller). It was also nominated for a 2009 David Award for Best Novel and a 2009 Left Coast Crime Award (Best Police Procedural).

Read a sample chapter at http://GMMalliet.com (click on the Sample Chapter tab at top).

Author: Anthony Award-nominated DEATH AND THE LIT CHICK (2009). Second in the DCI St. Just mystery series. *Publishers Weekly Starred Review* and *Booklist Starred Review*

COZY is set in a manor house outside Cambridge, England, and LIT CHICK is set in a castle outside Edinburgh, Scotland. Both novels are affectionate send-ups of their respective genres.

Author: DEATH AT THE ALMA MATER (2010). Third in the DCI St. Just mystery series. *Booklist Starred Review*: "The reader who hasn’t yet discovered Malliet's St. Just Mystery series has a real treat in store."

REVIEWS:

"Malliet's debut combines devices from Christie and Clue to keep you guessing until the dramatic denouement."

~ Kirkus Reviews (Read the entire review)

"Death of a Cozy Writer is a book anyone who cut their teeth on Agatha Christie’s mysteries will treasure. I read it once for the story, and plan to read it a second time just to savor the language. It’s that good."

~ Cozy Library (Read the entire review)

"Fans of stylish English detective work will welcome Malliet's droll debut, the first in a new series."

~ Publishers Weekly (Read the entire review)

"Death of a Cozy Writer, G.M. Malliet's hilarious first mystery, is a must-read for fans of Robert Barnard and P.G. Wodehouse. I'm looking forward eagerly to Inspector St. Just's next case!"

~ Donna Andrews, award-winning author of The Penguin Who Knew Too Much

"The traditional British cozy is alive and well. Delicious. I was hooked from the first paragraph."

~ Rhys Bowen, award-winning author of Her Royal Spyness

"Wicked, witty and full of treats, G.M. Malliet's debut novel has the sure touch of a classy crime writer. More, please!"

~ Peter Lovesey, recipient of Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Crime Writers' Association and Malice Domestic

"Death of a Cozy Writer is a romp, a classic tale of family dysfunction in a moody and often humourous English country house setting. A worthy addition to the classic mystery tradition and the perfect companion to a cup of tea and a roaring fire, or a sunny deck chair. Relax and let G.M. Malliet introduce you to the redoubtable Detective Chief Inspector St. Just of the Cambridgeshire Constabulary. I'm sure we'll be hearing much more from him!"

~ Louise Penny, author of the award-winning Armand Gamache series of murder mysteries

"A house party in a Cambridgeshire mansion with the usual suspects, er, guests — a sly patriarch, grasping relatives, a butler, and a victim named Ruthven (what else?) — I haven’t had so much fun since Anderson’s "Affair of the Bloodstained Egg Cosy." Pass the tea and scones, break out the sherry, settle down in the library by the fire and enjoy Malliet’s delightful tribute to the time-honored tradition of the English country house mystery."

~ Marcia Talley, Agatha and Anthony award-winning author of DEAD MAN DANCING and six previous mysteries

Winner for novel DEAD PERFECT: RWA's 2006 Stiletto Award (Thriller Category).

Finalist for DEAD PERFECT: RWA's 2005 Daphne du Maurier Mystery/Suspense Award and RWA's 2005 Sheila Award (Chick Lit Category).

Short story, "The Bartender," appears in the mystery anthology CHESAPEAKE CRIMES II (December 2006). Short story, "The Lockbox," appears in CHESAPEAKE CRIMES III (April 2008).

CHESAPEAKE CRIMES II received FOUR nominations for the Malice Domestic Agatha Awards. Marcia Talley won for "Driven to Distraction." Two stories from the first CHESAPEAKE CRIMES anthology were nominated for 2004 Agatha Awards: "Wedding Knife" by Elaine Viets was the winner. "Wedding Knife" also won the Anthony Award, presented at Bouchercon 2005.

LATEST DEAL (as announced Oct 30, 2009, on Publishers Marketplace): Agatha winner and Anthony/Macavity nominee for DEATH OF A COZY WRITER G.M. Malliet's next two books, featuring an MI5 agent turned Anglican priest who seeks respite from his violent past in an English village, to Karyn Marcus at Minotaur, by Vicky Bijur of the Vicky Bijur Literary Agency.