Minette Walters

Minette Walters

4 Series

Minette Walters is a British author known for her crime fiction and mystery novels. Several of her works, including "The Sculptress" and "The Ice House," have been adapted into television series by the BBC. She has received numerous accolades, such as the CWA John Creasey Award, Gold Dagger, and Edgar Allan Poe Award. Walters graduated from the University of Durham in 1971 with a BA in French.

In Minette Walters' debut novel, "The Ice House," the discovery of a body at the Grange reignites suspicions about Phoebe Maybury, whose husband vanished mysteriously a decade earlier. The residents of Streech village have long distrusted Phoebe and the two other women living with her. As the police identify the body, they swiftly move to charge Phoebe with murder. The narrative delves into the tense atmosphere and the unraveling of secrets surrounding the three women.

Black Death

The Last Hours

(2017)

The Turn of Midnight

(2018)

Standalone Novels

The Ice House

(1992)

The Sculptress

(1993)

The Scold's Bridle

(1994)

The Dark Room

(1995)

The Echo

(1997)

The Breaker

(1998)

The Shape of Snakes

(2000)

Acid Row

(2001)

Fox Evil

(2002)

Disordered Minds

(2003)

The Devil's Feather

(2005)

The Chameleon's Shadow

(2007)

The Cellar

(2015)

The Swift and the Harrier

(2021)

The Players

(2024)

Short Stories/Novellas

The Tinder Box

(1999)

Chickenfeed

(2006)

A Dreadful Murder

(2013)

Anthologies

The Mammoth Encyclopedia of Modern Crime Fiction

(2002)

Writing on the Edge

(2010)

Imagined Lives

(2010)

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