I just read G.M. Malliet's A Fatal Winter, and will be doing a full review soon. You can read the post I did for Criminal Element's Fresh Meat here. A Fatal Winter is the second in Malliet's series about Max Tudor, a former MI5 operative-turned-vicar of a small English village called Nether Monkslip where the biggest problems facing the populace are who'll house the cat that runs around the hisoric church where Max preaches and whether poinsettias and holly are toxic.After reading so much dark matter lately, reading Fatal Winter was like sinking into a warm bath scented with lavender. I loved the characters. I loved the village. (I want to move there.) And I loved the description of the food at the Yuletide party at the end. A Fatal Winter is highly recommended for those of you who love "traditional" mysteries.
