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Death of a cozy writer : a St. Just mystery G.M. Malliet.

by Malliet, G. M., 1951-

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Midnight Ink, c2008.

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Malliet, G. M. 1951- St. Just mysteries ; 1.

9780738712482 (trade pbk.)

297 p. ; 21 cm.

"From deep in the heart of his eighteenth century English manor, millionaire Sir Adrian Beauclerk-Fisk writes mystery novels and torments his four spoiled children with threats of disinheritance. Tiring of this device, the portly patriarch decides to weave a malicious twist into his well-worn plot. Gathering them all together for a family dinner, he announces his latest blow - a secret elopement with the beautiful Violet... who was once suspected of murdering her husband. Within hours, eldest son and appointed heir Ruthven is found cleaved to death by a medieval mace. Since Ruthven is generally hated, no one seems too surprised or upset - least of all his cold-blooded wife Lillian. When Detective Chief Inspector St. Just is brought in to investigate, he meets with a deadly calm that goes beyond the usual English reserve. And soon Sir Adrian himself is found slumped over his writing desk - an ornate knife thrust into his heart. Trapped amid leering gargoyles and stone walls, every member of the family is a likely suspect. Using a little Cornish brusqueness and brawn, can St. Just find the killer before the next-in-line to the family fortune ends up dead?"--Publisher.

Winner of the Malice Domestic Award 2009 for Best First Novel.

Mystery fiction.

Cozy mysteries.

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