Fatal Winter

The second in the Max Tudor Murder Mystery series. In A Fatal Winter, Max Tudor, Anglican priest, former MI5 agent and village heart throb, investigates two deaths at Chedrow Castle. Out-of-control relatives cause a deadly ruckus in Max's placid parish!When nearby Chedrow Castle is the scene of suspicious events, former MI5 agent-turned-priest Max Tudor must put aside his job guarding the souls of his small flock and turn his attention to solving a baffling case of murder. A raucous group of long lost, greedy relatives of Lord Footrustle and Lady Baynard have recently arrived at the castle, and each and every one of them could be the killer. . . Meanwhile, Max's attraction to a local lady complicates everything as he struggles to pit his own contradictory impulses against the cunning guile of a sophisticated murderer.Praise for G. M. Malliet'A classic.' Charlaine Harris, author of the True Blood series'Rarely have I read descriptions that have left me gasping, in both their hilarity and their painful truth.' Louise Penny'G. M. Malliet has brought the village cosy into the twenty-first century . . . Wicked Autumn is a refreshing read for everyone who loves a really good murder.' Charles Todd In A Fatal Winter, Max Tudor, Anglican priest, former MI5 agent and village heart throb, investigates two deaths at Chedrow Castle. But his growing attraction to Awena Owen complicates his case, as does the recent arrival at Chedrow Castle of a raucous group of long-lost, greedy relatives, any one of whom has a motive for murder. With a bucolic village setting and glamorous priest doing the sleuthing, the books in this series are destined to become instant classics!Praise for G.M.Maillet's Max Tudor series:'Rarely have I read descriptions that have left me gasping, in both their hilarity and their painful truth.' Louise Penny.'There are certain things you want in a village mystery: a pretty setting, a tasteful murder, an appealing sleuth . . . Malliet delivers all that.' New York Times.