G.M. Malliet

 

About G.M. Malliet

G.M. Malliet is a former journalist and copywriter. Winner of the Agatha Award for Death of a Cozy Writer, which initially won the Malice Domestic grant, Malliet attended Oxford University and holds a graduate degree from the University of Cambridge, the setting for the St. Just mysteries. The Agatha Award honors books best typified by the works of Agatha Christie.

Death of a Cozy Writer
was chosen by Kirkus Reviews as one of the Best Books of 2008. It has been nominated for the Anthony Award and the Macavity Award (best first novel), shortlisted for the 2009 Left Coast Crime/Hawaii Five-O Award (best police procedural), and awarded a Silver Medal IPPY (best mystery/suspense/thriller). It has also been nominated for a David Award for Best Mystery Novel.

The second book in the St. Just series is Death and the Lit Chick (April 2009), which received a starred review from both Publishers Weekly and the American Library Association's Booklist. The third book in the series is Death at the Alma Mater (January 2010).

Malliet, currently at work on a new series for Thomas Dunne/Minotaur Books, lives in Virginia with her husband.

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Press Release - Agatha Award-Winning Local Author Garners More Nominations and a Win

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Press Release - Kirkus Reviews Names Death of a Cozy Writer One of the Best Books of 2008

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Press Release - Debut of Death of a Cozy Writer

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