Wicked Autumn

A Max Tudor Novel

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Wicked Autumn

By: G. M. Malliet

Narrated by: Michael Page

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About this listen

Max Tudor has adapted well to his post as vicar of St. Edwold's in the idyllic village of Nether Monkslip. The quiet village seems the perfect home for Max, who has fled a harrowing past as an MI5 agent. But this new-found serenity is quickly shattered when the highly vocal and unpopular president of the Women's Institute turns up dead at the Harvest Fayre. The death looks like an accident, but Max's training as a former agent kicks in, and before long he suspects foul play. As the investigation unfolds, Max becomes more intricately involved. Memories he'd rather not revisit are stirred, evoking the demons from the past which led him to Nether Monkslip.

Cosy

Mystery

Thriller & Suspense

Traditional Detectives

Exciting

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Critic reviews

"Agatha Award-winning author Malliet (Death of a Cozy Writer) debuts a superb new series.... You’ll marvel at the author’s low-key humor and crystal-clear depictions of small-town life...Malliet, like Louise Penny, brings a contemporary freshness to the traditional mystery." (Library Journal)

"Malliet has mastered the delights of the cozy mystery so completely that she seems to be channeling Agatha Christie...with a hero who adds sex appeal to the mix...includes snippets of ironic humor...making the story even more delicious...winning." (Booklist)

"[A]n authentic village mystery that also pokes fun at the conventions...Malliet deftly juggles all of her characters...the murder plot here is quite devious and the motive quite evil.... The author provides a story that works on several levels, including the pleasure of a visit to a traditional English village." (January magazine)

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Finally a believable clergy man living his life with a backbone! loved the characters, the plot, will miss Max Tudor. I'd like to think we could be friends. more please!

great read. more please!!

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What made the experience of listening to Wicked Autumn the most enjoyable?

Moments of laugh-out-loud character dynamics catch you entirely off guard in the best possible way.

Who was your favorite character and why?

The lead character is both human and endearing, without seeming impossibly perfect.

What does Michael Page bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

This is one of those narrators who reminds me why I love audio books.

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

It made me (and my beloved) laugh long and heartily.

Any additional comments?

One reviewer said it was twee. Well - yes. But in a GOOD way. It isn't gory, and it isn't dark. It reads like the best of the Midsommer Murder episodes and will appeal to those so inclined.

For watchers of Midsommer Murders

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Agree with many other reviewers this is like an Agatha Christie with a contemporary twist - and also very much in the Grantchester vein. The sleuthing vicar (tremendously good looking and ex MI5) is a lovely touch and the cast of village characters beautifully portrayed. Well read by Michael Page this is just a thoroughly pleasant listen.

Charming

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Very enjoyable mystery with well developed characters and plot. Excellent story telling, very entertaining listen.

More tea vicar?

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A pastiche of a British village where everyone seems a big fish in a small pond. The hero, if that is what he is is too, too dashingly handsome, the victim is such that even I am happy to see her dead etc...All this, combined with an unctuous reader who reads giving the impression that he wants us to know that he knows he is reading something very witty almost leads me to tear my hair out, gnash my teeth or stamp my foot and many other cliches.

I was totally mislead by the blurb!

Too, too twee

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