1st place winner in humor category for 
"The Tides We Seek" 
2026 Writer’s Digest competition

"Miss Marple would approve." ~ The DAILY MAIL on THE HAUNTED SEASON

LOUISE PENNY on WICKED AUTUMN, the first Max Tudor book: "A superb novel! Filled with humor and insight, G.M. Malliet creates a fabulous setting in Nether Monkslip and a great series hero in Father Max Tudor. Rarely have I read descriptions that have left me gasping, in both their hilarity and their painful truth. A wonderful read."

Named "Best Mystery of the Year" by LIBRARY JOURNAL and THE BOSTON GLOBE

G.M. Malliet, author of the Max Tudor, St. Just, and Augusta Hawke series.

Max Tudor #8 from Little, Brown UK

NOV 2025: DEATH AND THE FINAL CUT - DCI St. Just #7. "A twisty mystery" - Booklist "I absolutely love the dramatic vibes of this book, both in the mystery and fame/acting aspects. This was my favorite mystery - so perfectly written." - NetGalley reviewer

G.M. Malliet is the author of the Max Tudor novels WICKED AUTUMN, A FATAL WINTER, PAGAN SPRING, and A DEMON SUMMER, all shortlisted for the AGATHA AWARD for best traditional mystery.

She has written eight Fr. Max Tudor novels and seven DCI St. Just novels, two standalone novels, and dozens of short stories. The eighth St. Just will appear in November 2026.

Her first novel was the AGATHA AWARD-winning DEATH OF A COZY WRITER, the first book in the St. Just mystery series, shortlisted for numerous awards and selected by Kirkus Reviews as one of the Best Books of 2008.

A new series starring crime writer Augusta Hawke launched in July 2022.

The latest Max Tudor is from Hachette / Little, Brown UK.

Praise for the G.M. Malliet mysteries:

"A DEMON SUMMER makes the case that [Malliet] may be the best mystery author writing in English at the moment (along with Tana French). She's certainly the most entertaining..." Cleveland.com

Rhys Bowen on DEATH OF A COZY WRITER: "The traditional British cozy is alive and well. Delicious. I was hooked from the first paragraph."

Charlaine Harris on the Max Tudor novels: "G.M. Malliet has crafted the English village of our dreams.”

Marilyn Stasio of The New York Times: "a charming series."

Also by G.M. Malliet: WEYCOMBE, a standalone novel of suspense. Like the Max Tudor books it is set in an English village, but it offers a darker take on village life.

G.M. Malliet is also the author of many short stories published in mystery anthologies and in The Strand, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, and Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine.

Praise for WICKED AUTUMN, the first Max Tudor mystery:

"A superb novel! Filled with humor and insight, G.M. Malliet creates a fabulous setting in Nether Monkslip and a great series hero in Father Max Tudor. Rarely have I read descriptions that have left me gasping, in both their hilarity and their painful truth. A wonderful read."
~~ Louise Penny, Agatha award–winning author of the Armand Gamache mysteries

"One of the most delightful English village mysteries I’ve read since Agatha Christie stopped writing about Saint Mary Mead. G.M. Malliet’s sly allusions to both Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot will make Christie fans chuckle, but Nether Monkslip is no village that time forgot—not with its new age citizenry and a vicar who’s a dishy ex-MI5. Highly recommended."
~~ Margaret Maron, Edgar, Anthony, Agatha winner, and author of CHRISTMAS MOURNING

"A contemporary and deliciously wicked homage to Agatha Christie's village mysteries, with an equally delicious hero who is infinitely sexier than Miss Marple. Once readers meet handsome, intelligent, witty MI5 spy-turned-Anglican priest Max Tudor, they'll be searching their maps for the village of Nether Monkslip!"
~~ Deborah Crombie, New York Times bestselling author of NECESSARY AS BLOOD

"Hugely funny, exquisitely well written, Wicked Autumn is a tongue-in-cheek village mystery to be savored. G.M. Malliet's arch tone and wry humor make her a writer to be treasured."
~~ Julia Spencer-Fleming, bestselling author of ONE WAS A SOLDIER

"G. M. Malliet has brought the village cozy into the 21st century—where else could the Vicar be retired from MI5? Written with dry humor and a wickedly accurate portrait of the modern English village, WICKED AUTUMN is a refreshing and fun read for everyone who loves a really good murder."
~~ Charles Todd, NY Times Best-selling author of the Inspector Ian Rutledge Series

The First Max Tudor Mystery - The Boston Globe and Library Journal: A Best Mystery of 2011 ("Superb")

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Reviews:

“Entertaining . . . Fans of witty female amateur sleuths should pick this up.”
―Publishers Weekly on INVITATION TO A KILLER (Augusta Hawke #2)


Fans of stylish English detective work will welcome Malliet's droll debut, the first in a new series.
―Publishers Weekly (Read the entire review here)


Malliet's debut combines devices from Christie and Clue to keep you guessing until the dramatic denouement.
―Kirkus Reviews (Read the entire review here)


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 here or here)


"In the second outing for her stalwart police detective, Chief Inspector Arthur St. Just of Cambridge, the author treats us to an absolutely delicious skewering of the world of mystery publishing and its none-too-savory denizens."
―The Denver Post on Death and the Lit Chick - more reviews here)K c

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"Jane Austen meets Agatha Christie. Wickedly funny." - Hallie Ephron; "A fabulous whodunnit." - Fresh Fiction

"Lovely prose and wicked humor" - Richmond Times-Dispatch

"A DEMON SUMMER makes the case that [Malliet] may be the best mystery author writing in English at the moment (along with Tana French). She's certainly the most entertaining..." Cleveland.com

"...deftly skewers the Hollywood high life" - Kirkus Reviews

"Plenty of wry humor" - Publishers Weekly

"Artfully plotted" - Library Journal
(A Best Mystery of 2012)

The First 3 St. Just Mysteries:

"Stylish" - Publishers Weekly .... "Elegant" - Booklist

"Delicious" - Mystery Scene Magazine .... "For fans of old-fashioned cozies" – Booklist

"Stylish" - Publishers Weekly

Sweet Romance:

Bernie: A tale of sweet romantic suspense.

Vacation research in the south of France. Because someone has to.

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Short Stories & Novellas, Including:

Short story "Fear of Missing Out" in Midsummer Mysteries anthology from the Crime Writers Association. "One of the most riveting stories in the collection" ~ KRISTOPHER ZGORSKI – 2025 CWA Award shortlisted stories

A tale of murder set in WWII California.

Bookworm: Revenge is Sweet. January 2025. Short story - Macavity Award Finalist.

January 2025. Fast-paced, twisty suspense inspired by true crime.

A new short story eBook starring private eye Lizzie Guillot of Louisiana.

Domestic suspense along the scenic Road to Hana