Having spent almost three years in the idyllic village of Nether Monkslip, Max Tudor is well acclimated to his post as vicar at the church of St. Edwold's. This quaint town seems to be the perfect new home for Max, who has fled a harrowing past. But this serenity is quickly shattered when the highly vocal and unpopular president of the Women's Institute turns up dead. Agatha-award winning author G.M. Malliet first won over the mystery community with her St. Just trilogy, prompting critics to compare her to Golden Age greats like Agatha Christie and Dorothy Sayers. This new series confirms such praise, serving up the perfect English village deliciously skewered in a brilliantly modern version of the traditional mystery.