Invitation to a Killer - (Augusta Hawke Mystery) Large Print by G M Malliet (Hardcover)

About the Book

Crime novelists Augusta Hawke expects to be quizzed her on writing skills when she's invited to a dinner party by aspiring writer Callie Moore. What she doesn't expect is to be solving a mystery, but that's just want happens when one guest suddenly dies, and Augusta suspects it is not a heart attack that killed the kindly celebrity doctor...

Book Synopsis

Crime novelists Augusta Hawke expects to be quizzed her on writing skills when she's invited to a dinner party by aspiring writer Callie Moore. What she doesn't expect is to be solving a mystery, but that's just want happens when one guest suddenly dies, and Augusta suspects it is not a heart attack that killed the kindly celebrity doctor...

Review Quotes

[Augusta] comes into her own as an investigator-- "Library Journal"

[A] charming series . . . Malliet is a gentle satirist-- "New York Times Book Review on Pagan Spring"

Agatha Christie fans will enjoy the locked-room mystery-- "Library Journal on Devil's Breath"

An enjoyable mystery . . . Amateur sleuth Hawke is engaging and humorous-- "Booklist"

Augusta is an engaging narrator, letting the reader in on the realities of being a bestselling author and the vagaries of the publishing world-- "Booklist on Augusta Hawke "

Entertaining . . . Fans of witty female amateur sleuths should pick this up-- "Publishers Weekly"

Highly professional work right up to the unmasking of the surprisingly well-hidden killer-- "Kirkus Reviews on Death in Cornwall"

Malliet draws the reader in with elegant prose and distinctive characters-- " Publishers Weekly on Death in Cornwall "

Think Agatha Christie meets Ian Fleming-- "Library Journal on Demon Summer"

Top notch . . . readers will find a tasty tale that doesn't disappoint. Perfect for fans of the wickedly funny cozy writers M.C. Beaton and Catriona McPherson-- "Booklist on In Prior's Wood"

About the Author

Agatha Award-winning G.M. Malliet is the acclaimed author of three traditional mystery series - the DCI St. Just series, the Rev. Max Tudor series, and the brand-new Augusta Hawke series - and a standalone novel set in England.