The Washing Away of Wrongs

G.M. Malliet has several series, but one is my special favorite; however, as No. 7, In Prior's Wood, was released in 2018, I no longer expected there would be an eighth. Imagine my joy when I found out this novel was coming! Malliet never disappoints, so this book was everything I expected. Reverend......more

I normally love Max Tudor books, but this one felt a little flat and over-complicated. The long list of characters was confusing—most weren’t that well developed, and their significance was never even hinted at until the finale. I just didn’t really care about most of them—except, of course, Max, Ac......more

Not quiet so enjoyable as the previous books. I much prefer it when he’s working around his home patch. The characters in this novel lacked personality or interest and Max working on his own devoid of his usual DCI made the story less intriguing. I’m really hoping Max doesn’t move to Oxford, it woul......more

Another excellent book in the Max Tudor series. I would recommend reading the series in order if possible as it will give you a better understanding of Max's thought processes and values. There is only one negative I can find in the whole book and that is that covid is written about as though it was......more

This classic mystery is a delightful throwback to the Golden Age of Christie, Sayers, and Allingham. Handsome Anglican priest and former MI-5 agent Max Tudor is called to Oxford, his alma mater, to investigate the suspicious death of the college chaplain. While the police and university officials ar......more