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Minette Walters (born 26 September 1949) is a best-selling English crime and thriller novelist, who has received many awards for her writing and is published in 35 countries. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Often described as the 'queen of the psychological thriller', she was one of the first writers within the genre to achieve international success without a series character. Psychological thriller is a specific sub-genre of the wide-ranging thriller genre

Born in Bishop’s Stortford to a serving army officer, Capt Samuel Jebb (Royal Signals) and his wife Colleen, the first 10 years of Minette’s life were spent moving between army bases in the north and south of England. Bishop's Stortford is a Market town in east Hertfordshire, England, on the County boundary with Essex. Following the death of her father from kidney failure in 1960, Minette spent a year at the Abbey School in Reading, Berkshire, before being granted a free Foundation Scholarship at the Godolphin boarding school in Salisbury. Reading (ˈrɛdɪŋ as Redding) is a town in England, located at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, midway between The Godolphin School is an Independent school for 400 girls situated in Salisbury, founded in 1707 and established in 1726 by Charles and Elizabeth Godolphin Salisbury (ˈsɒlzbri ˈsɔːlzbri ('Solzbry' or ˈzɔːwzbri ('Zawzbry' — moving from RP to local dialect) is a cathedral city in the

During a gap year between school and Durham University, 1968, she went to Israel as a volunteer with The Bridge in Britain, working on a kibbutz and in a delinquent boys’ home in Jerusalem. Durham University is a University in Durham, England. It was founded as the University of Durham (which remains its official and legal name For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. A kibbutz ( Hebrew: קיבוץ קִבּוּץ lit "gathering clustering" plural kibbutzim) is a collective community in Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, he-Latn Yerushaláyim; Arabic: ar القُدس, ar-Latn al-Quds) is the She graduated from Trevelyan College, Durham in 1971 with a BA in French. Trevelyan College, affectionately known as Trevs, is a college of the University of Durham in North Eastern England. Durham (ˈdʌrəm in RP, locally ˈdʏrəm is a small city and main settlement of the City of Durham district of County Durham, England Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Minette met her husband Alec Walters (University College) while she was at Durham and they married in 1978. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) They have two sons, Roland and Philip.

Walters joined IPC Magazines as a sub-editor in 1972 and became an editor of Woman’s Weekly Library the following year. As an early pioneer of women getting their feet on the property ladder, she took her first mortgage at 23 and supplemented her salary by writing romantic novelettes, short stories and serials in her spare time. She turned freelance in 1977 but continued to write for magazines to cover her bills.

Her first full-length novel, The Ice House, was published in 1992. The Ice House was the critically acclaimed debut novel of British crime-writer Minette Walters. It took two and a half years to write and was rejected by numerous publishing houses until Maria Rejt, Macmillan Publishers, bought it for £1250. Macmillan Publishers Ltd, also known as The Macmillan Group, is a privately-held International Publishing company owned by Georg von Holtzbrinck Within four months, it had won the Crime Writers' Association John Creasey award for best first novel and had been snapped up by 11 foreign publishers. The Crime Writers Association is a writers' association in the United Kingdom. With her next two books, The Sculptress and The Scold's Bridle, Walters won the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award and the CWA Gold Dagger respectively, giving her a unique treble. The Sculptress (1993 is a mystery novel by Minette Walters. It follows the life of Rosalind Leigh a journalist who is writing a book about Olive Martin a convicted murderess The Scold's Bridle is a 1994 mystery novel by Minette Walters. Mystery Writers of America is an organization for mystery writers based in New York. The Edgar Allan Poe Awards (popularly called the Edgars) named after Edgar Allan Poe, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America. The Gold Dagger Award was an award given annually by the Crime Writers' Association for best Crime novel of the year She was the first crime/thriller writer to win three major prizes with her first three books.

Walter’s themes include isolation, family dysfunction, rejection, marginalisation, justice and revenge. Her novels are often set against real backgrounds and real events to draw her readers into the ‘reality’ of what she is writing about. With no series character tying her to particular people, places or times, she moves freely around settings – a sink estate (Acid Row), a Dorset village (Fox Evil), a suburb of London (The Shape of Snakes) – although every setting is ‘claustrophobic’ to encourage the characters ‘to turn on each other’. Acid Row is a 2001 novel by crime-writer Minette Walters. The novel examines contemporary reactions to Paedophilia and resulting urban rioting and was shortlisted Fox Evil is a novel by British crime-writer Minette Walters. It won the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger in 2003 making her one of The Shape of Snakes is a 2000 novel by British mystery author Minette Walters.

Walters describes herself as an exploratory writer who never uses a plot scheme, begins with simple premises, has no idea ‘whodunit’ until half-way through a story, but who remains excited about each novel because she, along with her reader, wants to know what happens next.

As part of a British project ‘Quick Reads’ to encourage literacy amongst adults with reading difficulties, Walters wrote a 20,000 word novella called Chickenfeed. Chickenfeed is a novella by British crime-writer Minette Walters, published in 2006 In competition with other best-selling authors such as Ruth Rendell, Maeve Binchy and Joanna Trollope, 'Chickenfeed' has now won two awards as the best novella in the ‘Quick Reads’ genre. Ruth Barbara Rendell Baroness Rendell of Babergh, CBE, (born 17 February 1930) who also writes under the pseudonym Barbara Vine, is an Maeve Binchy (born 28 May 1940 Dalkey) is an Irish Novelist newspaper columnist and speaker. Joanna Trollope OBE (born December 9, 1943, in her grandfather's rectory in Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire) is an English It has also been translated into several languages.

Five of Walters’ novels have been successfully adapted for television.

Walters is an honorary Doctor of Letters at Bournemouth University and Southampton Solent University. Bournemouth University is a University in and around the large south coast town of Bournemouth, UK (although its main campus is actually situated in Southampton Solent University is a University of 17000 students based in Southampton, United Kingdom. She is patron of numerous charities, a long-time prison visitor and a fervent advocate of Victim Support. Victim Support is a charity in England and Wales which aims to help victims and Witnesses of Crime by raising awareness of their needs Walters’ trip to Sierra Leone on behalf of Médecins Sans Frontières helped raise awareness for the terrible devastation caused by the war in that country and served as inspiration for her eleventh book, The Devil's Feather. Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. Médecins Sans Frontières (pronounced) or Doctors Without Borders, is a secular humanitarian-aid Non-governmental organization best known The Devil's Feather is a 2005 Psychological thriller Novel by British Author Minette Walters.

In September 2007, Walters released her twelfth book, "The Chameleon's Shadow", in the UK. The Chameleon's Shadow is the latest novel from bestselling crime thriller author Minette Walters.

On March 3-7 2008, BBC2 aired Murder Most Famous, a five part TV talent contest series, where Walters tutors and judges six competing celebrity writers, with the winner having their crime fiction novel published by Pan Macmillan on World Book Day 2009. Macmillan Publishers Ltd, also known as The Macmillan Group, is a privately-held International Publishing company owned by Georg von Holtzbrinck

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In addition to full-length novels, Walters has written feature articles for magazines and the broadsheets, some short stories including "English Autumn, American Fall" and two novellas, The Tinder Box, published in 1999, and Chickenfeed, published in 2006. The Ice House was the critically acclaimed debut novel of British crime-writer Minette Walters. The Sculptress (1993 is a mystery novel by Minette Walters. It follows the life of Rosalind Leigh a journalist who is writing a book about Olive Martin a convicted murderess The Scold's Bridle is a 1994 mystery novel by Minette Walters. The Dark Room is a 1995 mystery novel by Minette Walters, her fourth The Echo is a 1997 mystery novel by Minette Walters. Plot summary The Breaker is a 1998 mystery novel by Minette Walters. Plot summary “The Breaker” is based around the well known Crime Fiction sub-genre The Tinder Box is a 1999 novella by British mystery novelist Minette Walters. The Shape of Snakes is a 2000 novel by British mystery author Minette Walters. Acid Row is a 2001 novel by crime-writer Minette Walters. The novel examines contemporary reactions to Paedophilia and resulting urban rioting and was shortlisted Fox Evil is a novel by British crime-writer Minette Walters. It won the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger in 2003 making her one of Disordered Minds is a 2003 novel by British mystery writer Minette Walters. The Devil's Feather is a 2005 Psychological thriller Novel by British Author Minette Walters. Chickenfeed is a novella by British crime-writer Minette Walters, published in 2006 The Chameleon's Shadow is the latest novel from bestselling crime thriller author Minette Walters. The Tinder Box is a 1999 novella by British mystery novelist Minette Walters. Chickenfeed is a novella by British crime-writer Minette Walters, published in 2006 The latter was published for World Book Day 2006 as part of the 'Quick Reads' initiative. World Book and Copyright Day (also known as International Day of the Book or World Book Days) is a yearly event on 23 April, organized by UNESCO

TV adaptations

Walters' first five books were adapted for television by the BBC and her eighth book, Acid Row, is currently under option with Company Pictures. Acid Row is a 2001 novel by crime-writer Minette Walters. The novel examines contemporary reactions to Paedophilia and resulting urban rioting and was shortlisted Company Pictures is an independent British television production company which has produced drama programming for many broadcasters Two of Hollywood's current top actors - Daniel Craig and Clive Owen - had early starring roles in adaptations of The Ice House and The Echo, respectively. Daniel Wroughton Craig (born 2 March 1968 is an English Actor. Clive Owen (born October 3, 1964) is an Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe - and BAFTA -award winning English The Ice House was the critically acclaimed debut novel of British crime-writer Minette Walters. The Echo is a 1997 mystery novel by Minette Walters. Plot summary

Awards and nominations

Further reading

Forselius, Tilda Maria. The Crime Writers Association is a writers' association in the United Kingdom. The Ice House was the critically acclaimed debut novel of British crime-writer Minette Walters. The Edgar Allan Poe Awards (popularly called the Edgars) named after Edgar Allan Poe, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Macavity Awards are a literary award for mystery writers Nominated and voted upon annually by the members of the Mystery Readers International, the award is named for the The Sculptress (1993 is a mystery novel by Minette Walters. It follows the life of Rosalind Leigh a journalist who is writing a book about Olive Martin a convicted murderess The Gold Dagger Award was an award given annually by the Crime Writers' Association for best Crime novel of the year The Scold's Bridle is a 1994 mystery novel by Minette Walters. The Dark Room is a novel written by RKNarayan, the well known English-language novelist from India. The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe The Shape of Snakes is a 2000 novel by British mystery author Minette Walters. Acid Row is a 2001 novel by crime-writer Minette Walters. The novel examines contemporary reactions to Paedophilia and resulting urban rioting and was shortlisted Fox Evil is a novel by British crime-writer Minette Walters. It won the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger in 2003 making her one of Chickenfeed is a novella by British crime-writer Minette Walters, published in 2006 Chickenfeed is a novella by British crime-writer Minette Walters, published in 2006 "The Impenetrable M and the Mysteries of Narration: Narrative in Minette Walters's The Shape of Snakes. " CLUES: A Journal of Detection 24. 2 (winter 2006): 47-61

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