Death in Print - G.H. Malliet

Death in Print - G.H. Malliet

Publication Date:  Aug. 1, 2023

She read

G.M. Malliet writes three different mystery series.   This is the fifth in the St. Just series; it is the first I have read and it worked well as a standalone.  DCI St. Just of Cambridge is visiting Oxford with his fiancee, Portia, a crime fiction writer,  to celebrate the success of author Jason Verdoot.  The evening is spoiled when Verdoot is murdered.  St. Just offers his  assistance to Thames Valley police to investigate the many suspects. 

This was a solid somewhat cozy mystery/police procedural with an interesting cast of characters.  The author listed those characters with short descriptors at the beginning of the book which was much appreciated.  There was some dry British humor interspersed throughout the book, as well as insight into the world of publishing.  I enjoyed the references to the fictional Inspector Morse and the real actors who played in the two series about him; they are so much a part of Oxford popular culture.   

Thanks to #netgalley and #severn for the ARC.

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