Author Interview: G.M. Malliet
Last year’s Wicked Autumn by G.M Maillet was a break out bestseller for us – I was delighted when I discovered that the second book in the series would be a Christmas book. Malliet has a love for the English village mystery, a love that’s revealed in her writing. She graciously agreed to an interview, and a few of the questions are from friend/customer/reader Linda Kimmel (LK in the body of the interview).
Q: Obviously you are a devotee of the golden age British mystery – Christie, Allingham, Marsh, Sayers, etc. Though you seem to reference Christie/Poirot most often, I have to tell you I am reminded most of Marsh. In Overture to Death, Marsh describes her vicar character as having a head “like a Roman Coin”. You’ve updated and made your vicar resemble Hugh Grant instead of a Roman, but he’s certainly a dish. Can you talk about that a little bit?