G. M.MALLIET's Death of a Cozy Writer received the Agatha Award forBest First Novel and was named one of the best books of 2008 by KirkusReviews. It went on to earn nominations for Anthony, Macavity, and LeftCoast Crime awards. The first books in the Max Tudor series—Wicked Autumn, AFatal Winter, Pagan Spring, and A Demon Summer—also werenominated for the Agatha Award. She and her husband live in Virginia and travelfrequently to the UK, the setting for many of her stories. Visit her atGMMalliet.com.