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Wicked Autumn
- A Max Tudor Novel
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Series: Max Tudor, Book 1
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery
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Publisher's Summary
Max Tudor has adapted well to his post as vicar of St. Edwold's in the idyllic village of Nether Monkslip. The quiet village seems the perfect home for Max, who has fled a harrowing past as an MI5 agent. But this new-found serenity is quickly shattered when the highly vocal and unpopular president of the Women's Institute turns up dead at the Harvest Fayre. The death looks like an accident, but Max's training as a former agent kicks in, and before long he suspects foul play. As the investigation unfolds, Max becomes more intricately involved. Memories he'd rather not revisit are stirred, evoking the demons from the past which led him to Nether Monkslip.
Critic Reviews
"Agatha Award-winning author Malliet (Death of a Cozy Writer) debuts a superb new series.... You’ll marvel at the author’s low-key humor and crystal-clear depictions of small-town life...Malliet, like Louise Penny, brings a contemporary freshness to the traditional mystery." (Library Journal)
"Malliet has mastered the delights of the cozy mystery so completely that she seems to be channeling Agatha Christie...with a hero who adds sex appeal to the mix...includes snippets of ironic humor...making the story even more delicious...winning." (Booklist)
"[A]n authentic village mystery that also pokes fun at the conventions...Malliet deftly juggles all of her characters...the murder plot here is quite devious and the motive quite evil.... The author provides a story that works on several levels, including the pleasure of a visit to a traditional English village." (January magazine)
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- Virginia Waldron
- 14-02-2015
Too Many Sermons
A lot of the characters are caricatures: the vegetarian, the independent femme fatale etc.
There is quite a lot of preaching about tolerance of difference which I found utterly tedious. The narrator is superb and wasted on such drivel. The author plays it too safe and endeavours to convert the reader to political correctness. A great setting and a fun idea for a cozy but the fearful and timid writing destroyed what it had the potential to offer.
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- Sara
- 08-10-2014
A Classic Cozy English Village Mystery
I really enjoyed this first book in the Max Tudor mystery series for its dry, witty sense of humor. The writing is subtle, urbane and insightful. The whole story is full of small insular village flavor with a cast of wacky and often strange characters.
Be aware that to me this is a full blown cozy. So don't expect edge of your seat suspense and over the top violence. What you will find is a comfortable (within the limits that this is a murder mystery) listen that easily engages and entertains. Very like Agatha Christie comes to the modern world as a Anglican Priest.
I am looking forward to continuing the series with book two as a winter listen.
34 people found this helpful
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- Catherine
- 07-01-2015
Brilliant, but not for everybody
I loved Wicked Autumn, but some may find the writing too literary and the British reader too stuffy. I enjoyed the characters and the setting and found the prose brilliant. When I first started listening, I wasn't able to concentrate to follow the rhythm and accent of the reader, and it doesn't help that they start with the list of character descriptions, which I think was a mistake. However, when I restarted I was completely drawn in and loved the intelligent and elegant prose and the uptight British reserve. It is vital to listen to a segment to see if it appeals to you as much as it does to me.
23 people found this helpful
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- Morgan
- 28-03-2014
Fun, Easy and Entertaining Listen
I am always on the look out for a good series in which I can lose myself for countless listening hours. Malliet's first novel in the Tudor series passed all of the "tests" I apply when determining whether or not I will be able to immerse myself into the author's world. Wicked Autumn provides an entertaining cozy-style novel featuring the witty, attractive Max Tudor. Tudor is the single, charming village Vicar with an above-average mystery-solving ability due to his previous career. Malliet throws in a steady stream of funny and sardonic comments, quips and observations, which only added to my enjoyment. The narrator (which, as fellow listeners know, can make or break the listening experience) is, in my opinion, fantastic and is now on my list of top favorites. His ability to narrate female voices, particularly the elderly women, is quite entertaining...he has an uncanny ability to sound like a frumpy older English woman. Overall, it was a fun, easy, and entertaining introduction to a series which I can only hope extends beyond the fourth novel, which presumably will be set in summer. My only "complaint" was that it was shorter than many of the novels to which I'm used to listening, and accordingly it was finished fairly quickly. Oh well...on to "A Fatal Winter"!
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- Marie
- 29-08-2012
Fun listen in old fashioned way
I enjoyed Wicked Autumn as a social satire more than as a mystery. The writing is witty and observations about current culture very to the point. The village characters are well drawn and catty. My interest began to drag because the novel concentrates more on the secondary characters than on the mystery of Wanda's death. I would have liked more action. This is a true armchair mystery because the main character, the Vicar, spends most of the book sitting down taking the secondary characters back through the day of the murder. Like Malliet's other books, the solution seems forced at the end and unrelated to most of the events or characters in the story. Great narrator.
24 people found this helpful
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- Madge
- 26-12-2011
Burnt out antiterrorist/priest deals with murder
It appears to be a quiet English Village with lots of traditions and life centering around the pub and the church - and it is - but the personal and family tragedies behind the scenes stretch out to many countries and many walks of life. Even a backwater can be a boiling kettle of all the emotions, and the job of their nearly-new rector is to try to make peace, provide comfort, and it turns out, to solve a murder.
The good Father Tudor burnt out when he lost his partner to a terrorist bomb, and he is converted to an active spiritual life in the devastation of that loss. But the murder of the most disliked woman in the village, both rich and domineering, both piques his old professional curiosity and needs solving for the good of the parish.
There are a sufficient number of possibilities to keep the story full of twists and turns, and a lot of emotional happenings without a lot of explicit sex or violence.
I'll be interested to read the next in the series.
27 people found this helpful
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- dena
- 20-01-2012
The Best Cozy
If you could sum up Wicked Autumn in three words, what would they be?
Cozy, Easy, Funny
What other book might you compare Wicked Autumn to and why?
Agatha Raisin Series- English village and the cast of characters
What about Michael Page’s performance did you like?
Crystal clear pronounciation and well timed pauses made for easy listening.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Yes but toward the end I forced myself to turn it off because I didn't want the book to end.
Any additional comments?
AUDIBLE- Please ask for more of GM Malliet's books be made into Audiobooks.
21 people found this helpful
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- Sarah
- 05-11-2015
Great reader - Great Characters
Do they still have village fairs like that in England?
A pretty good mystery story, definitely a cozy. I liked the idea of a former special agent turned village vicar. Interesting characters and descriptions.
The narration was better than the book - it was superb.
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- Lynnore
- 18-02-2012
Modern take on Christie
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A wonderful cozy style mystery with a modern touch. Ex-MI5 agent Max Tudor is world weary. He turns to the cloth, and finds that even in the most quiet of hamlets, murder and chaos preside. As the new Vicar in the sleepy hamlet of Nether Monkslip, all is definitely not as it seems... A fun and engaging listen.
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- s
- 21-09-2012
I Love This Author, BUT!
Would you try another book from G. M. Malliet and/or Michael Page?
I am a huge fan of G.M. Malliet. I would definitely try another book. Have greatly enjoyed the ones I have read.
What do you think your next listen will be?
Totally switched. Falling Glass. Adrian McKinty. Gerard Doyle a perfect voice for the story.
Would you be willing to try another one of Michael Page’s performances?
He has a lovely voice, just not suitable for this book. Lovely and too plummy! Seems to miss highlights of humor which this author is good at.
Do you think Wicked Autumn needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?
Not sure the main character is interesting enough.
Any additional comments?
I am sorry that the initial book on Audible from this author is a disappointment. I am a fan of her other books and am hoping that there will be more on Audible. A more suitable performer who could emphasize the humor and the spitefulness of some of her characters would be recommended.
8 people found this helpful
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- Carmen
- 22-02-2016
For watchers of Midsommer Murders
What made the experience of listening to Wicked Autumn the most enjoyable?
Moments of laugh-out-loud character dynamics catch you entirely off guard in the best possible way.
Who was your favorite character and why?
The lead character is both human and endearing, without seeming impossibly perfect.
What does Michael Page bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?
This is one of those narrators who reminds me why I love audio books.
Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
It made me (and my beloved) laugh long and heartily.
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One reviewer said it was twee. Well - yes. But in a GOOD way. It isn't gory, and it isn't dark. It reads like the best of the Midsommer Murder episodes and will appeal to those so inclined.
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- Carôle
- 27-07-2016
Not as. Dire or as Delicious as portrayed!
If you are accustomed to reading the Miss Silver novels, then this is on a par. Certainly no better, but definitely not worse. Maybe not as clever as Agatha Christie, but in my opinion, it gives Ngaio Marsh a run for her money.
So I definitely enjoyed it, in the way that I definitely do not enjoy the small village antics of Agatha French(!?! I've forgotten the characters' name!!), which is like marmite! I intend to keep on discovering this cast of characters. An enjoyable, gentle read.
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- Sandra Oxley
- 07-07-2016
More tea vicar?
Very enjoyable mystery with well developed characters and plot. Excellent story telling, very entertaining listen.
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- Kl Love
- 13-02-2016
Enjoyable modern take on a classic village mystery
If you could sum up Wicked Autumn in three words, what would they be?
Classic mystery, modernised
Who was your favorite character and why?
The detective, a former MI 5 man turned village priest, is an intriguing character. Bits of his own past are slowly revealed as the book goes on, which gives an interesting additional dimension to the story.
Which scene did you most enjoy?
A description of the dinner with his 'new age' friend. It was a pleasant image of people who like each other despite their different persuasions.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
No. It was enjoyable to pick it up when I had time.
Any additional comments?
I will look for other books by this author, to see if he develops this character further.
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- J L Parkes
- 29-06-2018
possibly the worst audiobook I have ever heard
This story probably contains all my pet hates in a story. There is a paper thin plot, dire narration, English use of American English and the characters are a collection of shop dummies wearing sub Christie stock character outfits. The lead character is totally unbelievable. A spy who thanks to a death leaves and becomes a priest is as likely me becoming an Olympian. The author does not give any indication that he is aware of what vicars or spies do. Any redeeming features? None. Avoid!
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- Miss Julie E. Ellis
- 15-04-2017
great characters
ive recently ventured to go for modern writers of the crime mystery scene. and this one is fantastic , id like to meet a vicar like Max Tudor, makes me think of moving to village life :)
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- Rogayah
- 15-11-2014
Too, too twee
A pastiche of a British village where everyone seems a big fish in a small pond. The hero, if that is what he is is too, too dashingly handsome, the victim is such that even I am happy to see her dead etc...All this, combined with an unctuous reader who reads giving the impression that he wants us to know that he knows he is reading something very witty almost leads me to tear my hair out, gnash my teeth or stamp my foot and many other cliches.
I was totally mislead by the blurb!
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- Kindle Customer
- 13-04-2019
Boring
Very disappointed If you want a have a grandparent to read to you as if you were a four year old, buy . I found the treacle to much to swallow.
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- Miss A C A Kilgour
- 06-11-2018
Didn't like the narrator's voice
I can't really comment on the story, as I didn't get along with the narrator's voice. So much so that I gave up before the end of the first chapter.
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- Peter G.
- 08-07-2018
Not for me.
I enjoy reading James Anderson's historical crime novels and hoped it would be the same, but not so. I gave up after the first chapter, or possibly sooner.
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