"A celebration in Oxford for university tutor and bestselling author Jason Verdoot, attended by DCI St. Just and his fiancée Portia, is a night to remember...for all the wrong reasons.

University of Oxford tutor and bestselling author Jason Verdoodt has it all: acclaim, women, money...and an enemy or two. When he's found dead at the bottom of the stairs during a celebratory reception at St Rumwold's College, many wonder if seething jealousy of his literary success has turned someone's mind to murder.

Detective Chief Inspector Arthur St. Just becomes inescapably drawn into an investigation that takes him down the historic streets of Oxford and into the hallowed halls of its university. Alongside his fiancée, crime fiction writer Portia De'Ath, he uncovers several motives for murdering the celebrated but insufferable Jason - whose next novel may be a threat to many in his orbit - and no shortage of suspects who are nursing a grudge from the first novel. Has someone decided to write revenge into the plot?"

To fill the Endeavour sized hole in your life.

I really enjoyed this. I remember reading the first in this series quite a while ago. I liked it a lot, but I don't seem to have read any more in the series until now. I'm definitely going to go back and read the ones I missed!

Well-written with good characterization and a strong mystery.

I absolutely loved thos British police thriller. I was hooked from the beginning til the end. I loved it!!! It was an absolute delight to read.
I just reviewed Death in Print by G.M. Malliet. #DeathinPrint #NetGalley
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Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review "Death In Print", the 5th book in the 'St. Just' series (full disclosure, I have read other of this author's books, but this is the first of this series - I plan on rectifying that in the near future).
St. Just and his fiancée, Portia De'Ath (I just love all of the names that Malliet comes up with in this and all of the other series) are in Oxford to attend the celebration for a recently published, and wildly successful first-time author, Jason Verdoot, when tragedy strikes: the guest of honor is found dead at the foot of a set of stairs. And thus begins the investigation. Was it murder? Was it a tragic accident? And if murder, who had motive? (It seems, everyone he ever came into contact with!)
Seconded to the investigation when it looks like the local constabulary have their hands full with the overwhelming number of people present at the party, St. Just works his way through all of the major suspects - the author, also an Oxford tutor, seems to have left a number of women with the impression that they are 'the only one', so any one of them might have snapped.
So, was it revenge? Or something more sinister? We get a peek into the world of publishing - albeit on a lesser scale.
Malliet is very adept at setting the stage and the mood for her mysteries, and this one does not let the reader down.
Recommended.

Thank you NetGalley and Severn House for the eARC.
What a great, fun book, I thoroughly enjoyed it. Good characterizations, sly humor and a close look at the publishing business ... who knew it could be so nasty?
Jason Verdoodt has become an overnight success with his first book, making him even more unpleasant. At the party feting him someone took revenge and he is dead.
DCI St. Just and his fiancee Portia De'ath, crime fiction writer, are at the party and get drawn into the case and a twisty one it is!
Loved it and recommend it highly!

Set in Oxford, a thoroughly unlikeable best-selling author and tutor is about to be feted by his college. Instead of being late to his own party, he's found dead on a nearby staircase. With layers of duplicity, this book keeps protagonist DCI St. Just and the reader guessing until the end.

Death in Print is book five in the St. Just mystery series, by G.M. Malliet. DCI Arthur St. Just and his fiance Portia De'Ath attend a celebratory reception of best selling author Jason Verdoodt held at St. Rumwold College. When Jason is found dead at the bottom of the stairs, St. Just is at the scene and once again drawn into a murder investigation. This is a police procedural set in england that had me hooked from page one. There are plenty of suspects as the victim was a womanizer who didnt treat people well, earning himself numerous enemies. There are lots of red herrings throughout, which kept me guessing until the end. Thank you to the publisher and to netgalley for providing me with this ARC to read and review.

A Fiendish Plot…
The fifth St Just Mystery arrives as a prestigious Oxford collage and a small but renowned publishing house gather ranks to celebrate a tutor who has recently become a wildly successful author - Jason Verdoodt. Among the privileged guests lurks Detective Chief Inspector Arthur St Just and crime author fiancé Portia De’Ath. The party is not about to go off without problems and murder is at the top of that list. In fine form, St Just is thrown headlong into the investigation. Hugely enjoyable mystery in traditional vein with a cast of eccentric and well done characters, a fiendish plot populated with red herrings, humour and satire aplenty and a perfectly executed denouement. Surely the best instalment yet in this entertaining and intelligent series.

Murder at Oxford…imagine what happened and why. This talented author has written a book of mystery and intrigue. The red herrings kept me guessing. Just when I thought I knew what would happen next, it did not. This book was sent to me electronically by Netgalley for review. Thanks to the publisher and the author. Read this and enjoy. Try to discern the ending.