In Prior's Wood

Mysterious, intriguing, and atmospheric! In this latest novel by Malliet, In Prior’s Wood, we head back to the quaint English village of Nether Monkslip where Max Tudor, the former spy turned clergyman, finds himself once again immersed in a case with DCI Cotton that quickly unravels from a double su......more

I first came in contact with the Max Tudor series when I read the previous book, DEVIL'S BREATH, and I liked it very much. When I got the chance to read IN PRIOR'S WOOD, I was thrilled over the prospect of once again reading about Max Tudor, ex-spy, vicar of St. Edwold's Church in the village of Net......more

When the wife of the local lord and the husband of the lord’s librarian are involved in what appears to be a suicide pact, the village of Nether Monkslip at first buys that news. But soon DCI Cotton begins to suspect that the incident, which left Colin Frost dead, and Marina, Lady Duxter of Monkslip......more

I have enjoyed this series since the beginning, but this book lacked the panache of the earlier books. The author spent too much time describing each thought and action, that when an event happened, the reader had lost track of the event. I love the characters, but even the characters showed flatnes......more

She got me again. I did not know who was the culprit. Max’s neighborhood is peopled with some real tricky characters.......more