G. M. Malliet is an American author of mystery novels and short stories. She is best known as the author of the award-winning Detective Chief Inspector St. Just mysteries and the Rev. Max Tudor mysteries. The first book in her US-based series, Augusta Hawke, appeared in 2022.
Malliet's first books followed DCI St. Just on a series of cases, all of which involved writers of mystery novels and other genres.[1][2] Her second series, the Max Tudor mysteries, takes place in the fictional English town of Nether Monkslip, and features a vicar who is a former MI5 agent.[3] Her third series, the Augusta Hawke mysteries, takes place in Old Town, Virginia, US, and features a crime writer turned sleuth and private eye.
Awards and honors
Her first novel, Death of a Cozy Writer, won the 2008 Agatha Award for Best First Novel,[4] and her books Wicked Autumn, A Fatal Winter, Pagan Spring, and A Demon Summer have all been short-listed for the Agatha Best Novel award.[5] She received a Malice Domestic Grant in 2003 to write Death of a Cozy Writer.[6]
Malliet's books Death of a Cozy Writer and Death and the Lit Chick were both nominated for Anthony Awards.[7] Death of a Cozy Writer was also nominated for the Macavity Award for Best First Mystery.[8] Several of her short stories - published in anthologies, in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, and in The Strand - have been nominated for writing awards.
She is represented by Mark Gottlieb of Trident Media Group in New York City.
Books
Max Tudor Series
- Wicked Autumn, St. Martin's Press, 2011
 - A Fatal Winter, St. Martin's Press, 2012
 - Pagan Spring, St. Martin's Press, 2013
 - A Demon Summer, St. Martin's Press, 2014
 - The Haunted Season, St. Martin's Press, 2015
 - Devil's Breath, St. Martin's Press, 2017
 - In Prior's Wood, St. Martin's Press, 2018
 - The Washing Away of Wrongs, Little, Brown, 2023
 
St. Just Series
- Death of a Cozy Writer, Midnight Ink, 2008
 - Death and the Lit Chick, Midnight Ink, 2009
 - Death at the Alma Mater, Midnight Ink, 2010
 - Death in Cornwall, Canongate/Severn House, 2021
 - Death in Print, Canongate/Severn House, 2023
 
Augusta Hawke Series
- Augusta Hawke, Canongate/Severn House, 2022
 - Invitation to a Killer, Canongate/Severn House, 2023
 
Standalone Suspense
- Weycombe, Midnight Ink, 2017
 
References
- ↑ Death of a Cozy Writer, Kirkus Reviews, April 1, 2008.
 - ↑ Death and the Lit Chick, Publishers Weekly, February 23, 2009.
 - ↑ "Raising a Killer", The New York Times, Marilyn Stasio, November 3, 2011.
 - ↑ Agatha Awards Past Winners and Nominees Archived 2010-04-12 at the Wayback Machine, accessed September 8, 2014.
 - ↑ Agatha Awards, accessed September 8, 2014.
 - ↑ Malice Domestic Grants, accessed September 8, 2014.
 - ↑ Anthony Award Nominees and Winners Archived February 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, accessed September 8, 2014.
 - ↑ Macavity Awards, accessed September 8, 2014.