Death of a Cozy Writer (A St. Just Mystery (1))

winner Of The 2008 Agatha Award For Best First Novel 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 Stone 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? death Of A Cozy Writer Was Chosen By kirkus Reviews As A Best Book Of 2008, Nominated For A Left Coast Crime Award (the Hawaii Five-o For Best Police Procedural), Short-listed For The Macavity Award For Best First Mystery, Nominated For The Anthony Award For Best First Novel And Was A Finalist For The David G. Sasher, Sr. Award For Best Mystery Novel. g.m. Malliet's death Of A Cozy Writer Won The 2008 Agatha Award For Best First Novel And A Silver Medal For The Ippy Awards In The Category Of Mystery/suspense/thriller. jo Ann Vicarel - Library Journal when Millionaire And Mystery Author Adrian Beauclerk-fisk Sends Out Wedding Announcements To His Ex-wife And Children, The Family Descends On Waverly Court, Their Father's Large Estate In Cambridgeshire. Family Tensions Soon Break Out Into Murder, And Detective Chief Inspector St. Just And Sergeant Fear Are Called In. In Her Series Debut, Malliet, Who Won A Malice Domestic Grant To Write This Novel, Lays The Foundation For An Agatha Christie-like Murder Mystery, Although The Plot Lacks Direction And Could Have Used A Few More Red Herrings. Traces Of Humor Add To A Story Enhanced By The Detection Skills Of St. Just And Fear. This Will Appeal To Christie Fans And Readers Who Enjoy British Cozies. From his eighteenth century English manor, rich Sir Adrian Beauclerk-Fisk writes mysteries and disinherits his four spoiled children in turn. At an engagement dinner, he announces his secret marriage to beautiful Violet, once charged with her husband's murder. Within hours, eldest son and hated appointed heir Ruthven is found cleaved to death by a medieval mace. When Detective Chief Inspector St. Just arrives, a deadly calm goes beyond the usual English reserve. Soon Sir Adrian is found slumped over his writing desk an ornate knife thrust into his heart. Using a Cornish brusqueness and brawn, can St. Just find the killer before another victim falls? After the deaths of a wealthy mystery writer and his oldest son during a gathering at his mansion, Detective Chief Inspector St. Just attempts to solve the crime with a house full of suspects with ample motives to kill.