Minette Walters

From the author of The Swift and the Harrier comes The Players comes a gripping historical tale of espionage, treason, and surprising alliances set against the backdrop of the Bloody Assizes—the trials that would determine the fate of over one-thousand treasonous rebels.

Dorset, 1642. When bloody civil war breaks out between the king and Parliament, families and communities across England are riven by different allegiances. A rare few choose neutrality....

When the Black Death enters England through the port in Dorsetshire in June 1348, no one knows what manner of sickness it is—or how it spreads and kills so quickly. The Church cites God as the cause, and fear grips the people as they come to believe that the plague is a punishment for...

Everyone knows Olive Martin, the huge and menacing woman who was found five years ago with the carved-up bodies of her mother and younger sister....

The compelling, taut and suspenseful conclusion to The Last Hours As the year 1349 approaches, the Black Death continues its devastating course across England. In Dorseteshire, the quarantined people of Develish question whether they are the only survivors. Guided by their beloved young mistress...

As the year 1349 approaches, the Black Death continues its devastating course across England. In Dorseteshire, the quarantined people of Develish question whether they are the only survivors....

Before then her bedroom was a dark, windowless cellar, her activities confined to cooking and cleaning....

In December 1924, a murder took place on a chicken farm in East Sussex, England. Although Norman Thorne never confessed to killing his girlfriend, Elsie, he was tried and hanged for the crime....

Mathilda Gillespie's body was found nearly two days after she had taken an overdose and slashed her wrists with a utility knife....

In 2002, five women are discovered barbarously murdered in Sierra Leone. Reuters Africa correspondent Connie Burns suspects a British mercenary....

When a young girl disappears without a trace, a furious vigilante mob focuses its violent outbursts on the home of a known pedophile....

Attorney Mark Ankerton comes to the aid of his client, Colonel James Lockyer-Fox, after the colonel’s wife dies under mysterious circumstances....

The newspaper reported the case with relish. Jane (Jinx) Kingsley, fashion photographer and heiress, tried to kill herself after being unceremoniously jilted by her fiance, Leo Wallader....

When British lieutenant Charles Acland returns home from Iraq, his serious head injuries are the outward manifestation of a profound inner change....

Best-selling author Minette Walters captivates mystery aficionados throughout the world with her evocative, multi-layered novels, which have been translated into 22 languages....

With six critically-acclaimed novels to her credit, this Edgar Award winning author is so widely popular that her work has been adapted for television and translated into 32 languages....

Bestsellerautorin Minette Walters kehrt nach über 10 Jahren zurück. Juni 1348: In England bricht die Pest aus. Binnen kürzester Zeit werden ganze Landstriche...

September 1348: Die Pest wütet in Südengland. Lady Anne von Develish ist es gelungen, ihre Schutzbefohlenen in Sicherheit zu bringen. Doch...

September 1348: Die Pest wütet in Südengland. Lady Anne von Develish ist es gelungen, ihre Schutzbefohlenen in Sicherheit zu bringen. Doch...

Bestsellerautorin Minette Walters kehrt nach über 10 Jahren zurück. Juni 1348: In England bricht die Pest aus...