A Dreadful Murder : and Other Criminally Compulsive Tales

A Dreadful Murder : and Other Criminally Compulsive Tales
ISBN: 9781743317006
Publication Date: 1 September 2013

Three victims, three unsolvable murders, and three killers walk free ... Minette Walters, crime writing's Queen of Mystery, imagines what happened and why.

Three victims, three unsolvable murders, and three killers walk free...

A Dreadful Murder Kent, August 1908. Caroline Luard is shot dead in broad daylight in the grounds of a large country estate. With few clues available, her husband soon becomes the suspect...But is he guilty?

Tinder Box In a small Hampshire village, Irish labourer Patrick O'Riordan has been arrested for the brutal murder of elderly Lavinia Fanshaw and her live-in nurse, Dorothy Jenkins. What lies lurk beneath the surface of their world?

Chickenfeed Under financial and emotional stress, Norman Thorne finds himself in a hopeless situation - but does he resort to murder to escape his fiancee's clutches?

Together for the first time, these three page-turning stories are each based on true unsolved murders. And with the Queen of Crime, Minette Walters, on the case, killers beware.

About the Author

Since her award-winning debut, Minette Walters has cemented her reputation as one of the most exciting crime fiction writers today. Published to critical acclaim throughout the world, each new book reaches the top of the Australian bestseller list and she has been a guest of several Australian literary festivals. Minette lives in Dorset with her husband and two children.