Wicked Autumn

A Max Tudor Novel

De: G. M. Malliet

Narrado por: Michael Page

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.

©2011 G.M. Malliet (P)2011 Dreamscape Media

Reseñas de la Crítica

"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)

Good story, wrong narrator

Any additional comments?

I enjoyed the book, despite the poor choice of narrator. The narrator has a wonderful voice, and I'll look for other books read by him, but he was a mismatch with this story.

Interesting leading man

Where does Wicked Autumn rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Wicked Autumn ranks among the top half of all the audiobooks to which I have listened.

What did you like best about this story?

I loved the feel of being amongst the inhabitants of a small English village.

Which character – as performed by Michael Page – was your favorite?

I found Max Tudor to be the most compelling character of the story as well as my favorite narration of a character by Michael Page.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I did not listen to this book all in one sitting. I spread it out over a few exercise sessions.

Any additional comments?

Waiting impatiently for the release of the second book in this series.

wanted to like it, but....

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

I was prepared to like this book, as I love classic cozies, but I was disappointed in the story. The performance was fine, but there weren't enough twists and turns. The main character didn't grab my sympathy or curiosity.

Would you ever listen to anything by G. M. Malliet again?

I had hoped that this would be a series I'd like, but I'm not interested in trying any of the others in this series just now. (sad face)

Great for Louise Penny fans!

There's a very good reason this book has a cast of characters at the beginning. There are a ton of them and many of the women's names are hard to keep straight. Also, though he did a nice job, I found the narrator a bit high-fallutin' for this particular series.

Even so, I really have enjoyed the first two books in this series and plan to continue.
Father Max is a wonderful lead and his little village is full of colorful characters.

charming village mystery

Enjoyable take on the "village mystery" cozy genre. Nothing heavyweight, interesting characters, some excellent tongue-in-cheek humorous bits. Homage to Agatha et al.

Got this one on sale -- definitely worth it. I've been listening to some more serious books lately, so this was a nice change of pace.

Quite a cast of characters (delineated in the beginning) and the village names are a hoot, particularly if you've ever wandered through England's byways.

Michael Page does the exceptional job at narrating that I have come to expect from him in the Thomas Pitt series (Anne Perry). I couldn't place his voice until he voiced a haughty older woman who sounded for all the world like Aunt Vespasia!