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Minette Walters


UK flag (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.

Awards: CWA (2003), Macavity (1994), Edgar (1994)  see all

Genres: Mystery, Historical Mystery, Historical
 
New and upcoming books
December 2024

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The Players
 
Series
Last Hours
   1. The Last Hours (2017)
   2. The Turn of Midnight (2018)
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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 Swift and the Harrier (2021)
   The Players (2024)
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Collections
   Imagined Lives (2011) (with others)
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Novellas and Short Stories
   The Tinder Box (2004)
   The Cellar (2015)
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Series contributed to
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Books containing stories by Minette Walters
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Deadlier (2017)
100 of the Best Crime Stories Written by Women
edited by
Sophie Hannah
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Writing On the Edge (2010)
Great Contemporary Writers On the Front Line of Crisis
edited by
Dan Crowe
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A Moment on the Edge (2002)
100 Years of Crime Stories by Women
edited by
Elizabeth George

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Awards
2003 CWA Gold Dagger : Fox Evil
1994 Macavity Award for Best Novel : The Sculptress
1994 Edgar Award for Best Novel : The Sculptress
1994 CWA Gold Dagger : The Scold's Bridle
1992 John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger : The Ice House

Award nominations
2005 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (shortlist) : Disordered Minds
2002 CWA Gold Dagger (shortlist) : Acid Row
1995 CWA Gold Dagger (shortlist) : The Dark Room
1994 Dilys Award for Best Book (nominee) : The Sculptress
1994 Anthony Award for Best Novel (nominee) : The Sculptress
1993 Dilys Award for Best Book (nominee) : The Ice House


Minette Walters recommends
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Found (2019)
Erin Kinsley
"Gripping...once started, impossible to put down!"
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The Poison Bed (2018)
E C Fremantle
"A thoroughly compelling tale of sexually-charged intrigue and murder. Once started, impossible to put down."
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The Devil of Nanking (2004)
Mo Hayder
"A real page-turner, full of suspense, with a terrifying, gritty edge that turns the blood cold."

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