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Minette Walters

(b.1949)

Minette Walters has taken the crime fiction world by storm since her first novel was published in 1992. She lives with her husband and two children in Dorchester.

Genres: Mystery, Historical Mystery

Series

Last Hours
1. The Last Hours (2017)
2. The Turn of Midnight (2018)

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 (2000)
   Fox Evil (2002)
   Disordered Minds (2003)
   The Devil's Feather (2005)
   The Chameleon's Shadow (2007)

Omnibus

   The Ice House / The Sculptress (2006)
   Word Play (2007)
   Killer Investigations (2011) (with Chelsea Cain, Linda Castillo, Ann Cleeves, Colin Dexter, David Hewson, Brian McGillloway and Peter Robinson)
   Innocent Victims (2012)
   Minette Walters x 4 (2013)

Collections

Imagined Lives (2011) (with John Banville, Tracy Chevalier, Julian Fellowes, Alexander McCall Smith, Terry Pratchett, Sarah Singleton and Joanna Trollope)

Chapbooks

The Tinder Box (2004)

Novellas

The Cellar (2015)

Series contributed to

Quick Reads 2006
Chicken Feed (2006)

Quick Reads 2013
A Dreadful Murder (2013)

Awards

	Dilys Awards Best Book nominee (1993) : The Ice House
	Dilys Awards Best Book nominee (1994) : The Sculptress
	Edgar Awards Best Novel winner (1994) : The Sculptress
	Macavity Awards Best Novel winner (1994) : The Sculptress
	Dagger Awards Best Book nominee (1995) : The Dark Room
	Dagger Awards Best Novel nominee (2002) : Acid Row
	Dagger Awards Best Novel winner (2003) : Fox Evil

Minette Walters recommends

The Greenway (1995)
(Mike Croft, book 1)
Jane A Adams
"A haunting debut."

Without Consent (1996)
(Helen West, book 6)
Frances Fyfield
"An extraordinary, disturbing and unforgettable novel of psychological suspense."

Two to Tango (1998)
(Nick Madrid, book 3)
Peter Guttridge
"Whacky... hilarious... a great read."

A Place of Execution (1999)
Val McDermid
"Compelling and atmospheric...a tour de force."

Lights, Camera, Angel (2001)
(Fitzroy Maclean Angel, book 10)
Mike Ripley
"I never read Ripley on trains, planes or buses. He makes me laugh and it annoys the other passengers."

Tokyo (2004)
Mo Hayder
"A real page-turner, full of suspense, with a terrifying, gritty edge that turns the blood cold."

Criminal (2008)
Caspar Walsh
"An extraordinary autobiography. Vibrantly written, with one of the most compelling characters in Casper's father that I've come across in a long time."

The Poison Bed (2018)
Elizabeth Fremantle
"A thoroughly compelling tale of sexually-charged intrigue and murder. Once started, impossible to put down."

Found (2019)
Erin Kinsley
"Gripping...once started, impossible to put down!"

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