{"product_id":"pagan-spring-9781250043269","title":"Pagan Spring","description":"\u003ch2\u003ePagan Spring: A Max Tudor Mystery Novel\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"There are certain things you want in a village mystery: a pretty setting, a tasteful murder, an appealing sleuth . . . Malliet delivers all that\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\" --Marilyn Stasio, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eG.M. Malliet has charmed mystery lovers, cozy fans, and Agatha Christie devotees everywhere with \u003ci\u003eWicked Autumn\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Fatal Winter\u003c\/i\u003e, the critically-acclaimed mysteries that introduced former spy turned cleric Max Tudor. Now, Max returns to the small English village of Nether Monkslip, where some new residents cause quite a stir.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Story\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eVicar Max Tudor, reveling in his new-found personal happiness with Awena Owen, feels that life at the moment holds no greater challenge than writing his Easter sermon. With Awena away, he looks forward to a dinner that includes newcomers to the village like West End dramatist Thaddeus Bottle and his downtrodden wife Melinda. But when one of the dinner guests is found dead in the pre-dawn hours, Max knows a poisonous atmosphere has once again enveloped his perfect village of Nether Monkslip.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eConnections to long-ago crimes, some sparked by the paintings of a famous local artist, help Max unravel the clues--but can he restore peace to Nether Monkslip and still manage to finish his sermon? Funny, smart, and perfect, \u003ci\u003ePagan Spring\u003c\/i\u003e is a one-of-a-kind mystery featuring everyone's favorite attractive vicar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eG.M. MALLIET's novels and short stories have been nominated for many crime writing awards including the Anthony, Agatha, and Macavity, and she won the Agatha Award for Death of a Cozy Writer. She holds a graduate degree from the University of Cambridge and continued her graduate study at Oxford University. She lives with her husband in the Washington, DC, area.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003ePerfect For Readers Who Love\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTraditional British village mysteries, clerical detective stories, and intricate whodunits with charm and wit. Fans of Agatha Christie will appreciate Malliet's clever plotting and atmospheric English countryside setting. This third installment in the Max Tudor series delivers murder, mystery, and the distinctive character of a vicar-turned-sleuth solving crimes in Nether Monkslip.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Minotaur Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50680841175314,"sku":"9781250043269","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_62ab24b2-7410-4a07-be56-be26386aa079.jpg?v=1733943745","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/pagan-spring-9781250043269","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}