Minette Walters

Minette Walters is the Edgar Award-winning author of six previous novels of intrigue, most recently The Breaker. Walters won the Crime Writers’ Association John Creasey Award for the best first crime novel in 1992, with her debut novel The Ice House. Rapidly establishing a reputation as one of the most exciting crime novelists writing today, her second novel, The Sculptress, was acclaimed by critics as one of the most compelling and powerful novels of the year and won the Edgar Allan Poe Award for the best crime novel published in America in 1993. In 1994, Minette Walters achieved a unique triple when The Scold’s Bridle was awarded the Crime Writers of America Gold Dagger for best crime novel of the year. Her following novels, The Dark Room and The Echo, were also published to further critical acclaim and international best-selling success.

Walters work has been translated into thirty-two languages and adapted for television. Her first five novels have been adapted for BBC Television with huge success. She has worked as a magazine editor, and is now a full-time writer. 

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The Chameleon's Shadow Minette Walters Another gripping and chilling tale from one of the best crime writers out there. This is going to keep you guessing right until the end as the main character and suspect has suffered mental and physical injuries, as a soldier... Format: Hardback - Released: 21/09/2007 Lovereading Price: £13.49 - Saving £4.50 (25%)

The Devil's Feather Minette Walters Engrossing, full of suspense, very interesting characters, almost nail-biting in its ability to grip, this is one of her best. A Reuters correspondent, Connie, working in Iraq, recognises a face from the past (Congo, Sierra Leone) using a different name... Format: Paperback - Released: 04/08/2006 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)

Chickenfeed Minette Walters Based around a true story, Chickenfeed delves into the events surrounding the murder of a young woman by her sweetheart. Norman Thorne was executed for the murder of Elsie Cameron in 1925 but there was doubt as to his guilt.... Format: Paperback - Released: 03/03/2006 Lovereading Price: £2.24 - Saving £0.75 (25%)

The Devil's Feather Minette Walters She’s great and this is one of her best. Easy to read, fast-paced, full of suspense with interesting characters and, although a littlepredictable, it is nail-biting in its ability to grip. With a Reuters correspondent in Iraq recognising a mercenary... Format: Hardback - Released: 16/09/2005 Lovereading Price: £13.49 - Saving £4.50 (25%)

The Tinder Box Minette Walters The Tinder Box delves into strange goings on in a close-knit community following a particularly brutal murder. Small town prejudices lead the village to wage a hate campaign against an Irish family, believing labourer Patrick O'Riordan to be the culprit.... Format: Paperback - Released: 05/08/2005 Lovereading Price: £3.74 - Saving £1.25 (25%)

Disordered Minds Minette Walters A 30 year old miscarriage of justice is the backbone to this tense and vivid novel. The characters' motivations are as important as the plot; and the truth when it comes out is shocking. Not a book you can, or... Format: Paperback - Released: 06/08/2004 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)

Fox Evil Minette Walters Minette Walter's attention to human psychology is what makes her such a fascinating and enjoyable author. Each book is very different to the last, but all of them will have you gripped until the end. Fox Evil explores the secrets... Format: Paperback (a Format) - Released: 01/08/2003 Lovereading Price: £5.24 - Saving £1.75 (25%)

Acid Row Minette Walters A gritty tale from the queen of psychological thrillers. Hard hitting social issues meet a tight plot with bags of suspense when an housing estate unleashes its hatred on a suspected paedophile. All of the characters are complex, believable and... Format: Paperback (a Format) - Released: 09/08/2002 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)