G.M. Malliet Books in Order

G.M. Malliet has written 22 books, published between 2008 and 2026. The first book is Death of a Cozy Writer (2008) and the newest is Death in Cornwall (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
22
Published
2008–2026
Pages on record
3,671 in 12 of 22 books
Reading time
61–92 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,671 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 12 of 22 titles with a page count on record.

G.M. Malliet writes English mysteries in three series: the St. Just books, Max Tudor and Augusta Hawke. Murder investigation carries all three, with England and Scotland as settings and police, parochial vicars and women authors among the catalogued subjects. Twenty-two titles run from Death of a Cozy Writer (2008) through Wicked Autumn (2011) and A Demon Summer (2014) to Death in Cornwall in 2026.

How many G.M. Malliet books are there?

G.M. Malliet has 22 books, released between 2008 and 2026. They include 3 series and 4 titles listed outside any series.

G.M. Malliet Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 22 G.M. Malliet books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. 1
    Death of a Cozy WriterSt. Just Mysteries #12008 · 297 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008297
  2. 2
    Death and the Lit ChickSt. Just Mysteries #22009 · 307 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009307
  3. 3
    Bookworm2010 · 204 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010204
  4. 4
    Death at the Alma MaterSt. Just Mysteries #32010 · 286 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010286
  5. 5
    Wicked AutumnMax Tudor #12011 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011320
  6. 6
    A Fatal WinterMax Tudor #22012 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012384
  7. 7
    Pagan SpringMax Tudor #32013 · 287 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013287
  8. 8
    A Demon SummerMax Tudor #42014 · 382 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014382
  9. 9
    The Haunted SeasonMax Tudor #52015 · 286 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015286
  10. 10
    Weycombe2017 · 350 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017350
  11. 11
    Devil's BreathMax Tudor #62017 · 287 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017287
  12. 12
    In Prior's WoodMax Tudor #72018 · 281 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018281
  13. 13
    Whiteout2019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019
  14. 14
    The White Star2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021
  15. 15
    Death in CornwallSt. Just Mysteries #42021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021
  16. 16
    Augusta HawkeAugusta Hawke #12022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022
  17. 17
    Invitation to a KillerAugusta Hawke #22023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023
  18. 18
    Death in PrintSt. Just Mysteries #52023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023
  19. 19
    The Washing Away of WrongsMax Tudor #82023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023
  20. 20
    Death and the Old MasterSt. Just Mysteries #62024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024
  21. 21
    Death and the Final CutSt. Just Mysteries #72025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025
  22. 22
    Death in CornwallSt. Just Mysteries #82026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026

G.M. Malliet series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

G.M. Malliet books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

St. Just Mysteries in order

8 books
  1. 1. Death of a Cozy Writer
  2. 2. Death and the Lit Chick
  3. 3. Death at the Alma Mater
  4. 4. Death in Cornwall
  5. 5. Death in Print
  6. 6. Death and the Old Master
  7. 7. Death and the Final Cut
  8. 8. Death in Cornwall

Augusta Hawke in order

2 books
  1. 1. Augusta Hawke
  2. 2. Invitation to a Killer

Standalone books

4 books

4 G.M. Malliet titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read G.M. Malliet books in order?

You only need to read G.M. Malliet books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with G.M. Malliet

Start with Wicked Autumn (2011), the first Max Tudor book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Death of a Cozy Writer (2008).

What is the newest G.M. Malliet book?

Death in Cornwall (2026) is the newest G.M. Malliet book released so far.

Is there a new G.M. Malliet book coming?

No next G.M. Malliet book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

G.M. Malliet at a glance

Still publishing
G.M. Malliet published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
G.M. Malliet books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
3,671 pages across the 12 of 22 books with a recorded length, a median of 292 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most G.M. Malliet books, 11 of 22, were published in the 2010s.

What the G.M. Malliet books are about

13 of the 22 G.M. Malliet books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: crime is tagged on 9 of 13. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.