more praise and critical acclaim for the bestselling st. just mystery series: Death of a Cozy Writer Winner of the Agatha Award for Best First Novel Chosen by Kirkus Reviews as a Best Book of 2008 Winner of the Left Coast Crime/Hawaii Five-O Award for Best Police Procedural
“[A] delightful homage to the great novels of Britain’s golden age of mysteries.” —Nancy Pearl, NPR commentator and author of Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason “Malliet’s debut combines devices from Christie and Clue to keep you guessing until the dramatic denouement.” —Kirkus Reviews “Detective Chief Inspector St. Just and Detective Sergeant Fear of the Cambridgeshire constabulary conduct a lively investigation that underscores how the lack and the love of money might be at the root of society’s ills.” —Publishers Weekly “Malliet’s skillful debut demonstrates the sophistication one would expect of a much more established writer. I’m looking forward to her next genre-bender, Death and the Lit Chick.” —Mystery Scene Magazine “The connections made by St. Just are nothing short of Sherlock Holmes at his most coherent. A most excellent first mystery!” —Midwest Book Review