Minette Walter (107 results)

Softcover. Condition: Gut bis sehr gut. The book has been read, but remains in very good condition. No marks or notes from previous owner. Fine, clean copy. Language - English.

Softcover. Condition: As New. Leichte Abnutzungen. With private security firms providing bodyguards in war zones, the emergence of a sexual psychopath among mercenaries goes unnoticed. When five women are brutally murdered in Sierra Leone, journalist Connie Burns questions the arrest of three rebel soldiers, but her concerns fall on deaf ears. In the aftermath of a brutal civil war, the rape and murder of women are dismissed, and confessions from child soldiers are coerced. Connie suspects a foreigner, a man claiming to be a former SAS member and now a bodyguard for a Lebanese diamond trader, is responsible. She recalls him from Kinshasa, where he served as a mercenary, and believes he exploits the chaos of war to indulge in sadistic fantasies against women. Two years later, her efforts to expose him in Iraq lead to devastating consequences. Traumatized and forced into hiding in England after enduring three days of conditioning in a Baghdad cellar, Connie seeks to reclaim her former self. In her isolation, she befriends Jess Derbyshire, a reclusive neighbor, and finds strength in their shared struggles. Determined to unmask the serial killer once more, Connie knows she is putting herself in danger, as he will inevitably come looking for her.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. Leichte Abnutzungen; Leichte Risse; Gebogener Buchrücken. BITTER HARRIDAN. Few tears fall when rich, spiteful old Mathilda Gillespie's bloody corpse is found in her bathtub, her wrists slit and the ancient scold's bridle clamped on her head. It seems Mathilda's favorite heirloom was also an instrument of torture from the Middle Ages, an iron cage used to gag yapping women. Among the Dorset villagers, only Sarah Blakeney, Mathilda's doctor for her final year, seems even mildly disturbed that the miserable nag has been muzzled forever. OR TRAGIC VICTIM? But suicide starts to look like homicide, and Sarah's sorrow seems a bit contrived when the bombshell drops that Mathilda has disinherited her daughter and granddaughter, leaving her entire fortune to Sarah. Now the object of vicious gossip and the police's prime suspect in a brutal murder, Sarah must prove her innocence by delving into Mathilda's past to unmask the real killer. What she finds beneath the sleepy village facade is a grisly potpourri of blackmail, butchery, and perversion.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Leichte Risse. In this hypnotic novel of psychological suspense, a homeless man is found starved to death in the garage of a ritzy London home. The police chalk it up to an unfortunate accident, but a journalist, Michael Deacon, is intrigued. Amanda Powell, a socialite whose wealthy husband vanished five years ago after being accused of embezzlement, is just as interested as Michael in finding out who died in her garage. They have no idea that this simple story will unveil a web of deceit that is an appalling as the people behind it.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. Leichte Risse; Gebogener Buchrücken. When elderly Ailsa Lockyer-Fox is found dead in her garden, dressed only in nightclothes and with blood stains on the ground near her body, the finger of suspicion points at her wealthy, landowning husband, Colonel James Lockyer-Fox. A Coronerâs inquest gives a verdict of ânatural causesâ but the gossip surrounding James refuses to go away. Why? Because heâs guilty? Or because resentful women in the isolated Dorset village where he lives rules the roost? Shenstead is a place of too few people and too many secrets. Why have James and Ailsa cut their children out of their will? What happened in the past to create such animosity within the family? Any why is James so desperate to find his illegitimate grandchild? Friendless and alone, his reclusive behavior begins to alarms his London-based solicitor, Mark Ankerton, whose concern deepens when he discovers that James has become the victim of a relentless campaign which accuses him of far worse than the death of his wife. Allegations which he refuses to challenge.Why? Because theyâre a motive for murder.?

Softcover. Condition: Fine. Leichte Abnutzungen; Gebogener Buchrücken. In this electrifying new novel from the bestselling author of "The Devils Feather," British lieutenant Charles Acland returns home from Iraq, but his serious head injuries are only the outward manifestation of a profound inner change.

Softcover. Condition: As New. Leichte Abnutzungen. A chilling novella of prejudice, ambition and cunning as villagers react to a brutal double murder.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. Leichte Rillen / Abschürfungen / Risse / Knicke; Farbtonänderung. WHEN LIEUTENANT CHARLES ACLAND IS FLOWN HOME FROM IRAQ WITH SERIOUS HEAD INJURIES, HE FACES NOT ONLY PERMANENT DISFIGUREMENT BUT ALSO AN APPARENT CHANGE TO HIS PERSONALITY. Crippled by migraines, he becomes increasingly isolated and withdrawn and starts to display sporadic bouts of aggression.particularly against women. Rejecting medical advice, Acland discharges himself from hospital and cuts all ties with his former life and moves to London. Alone and unmonitored, he sinks into a private world of guilt and paranoia.until a customer annoys him in a Bermondsey pub. He attracts the attention of police who are investigating three murders in the area that appear to have been motivated by extreme rage. Under suspicion, Acland is forced to confront the real issues behind his isolation. How much control does he have over the dark side of his personality? Do his migraines contribute to his rages? Has he always been the duplicitous chameleon that his ex-fiance claims? And why.if he hates women.does he look to a woman for help? 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 lists and she has been a guest of several Australian literary festivals.

Softcover. Condition: Fair. Beschriftungen / Markierungen; Leichte Risse; Gebogener Buchrücken; Farbveränderung durch Alter/Sonne. Acid Row. The name the beleaguered inhabitants give to the place they live. A no-man's land of single mothers and fatherless children where angry, alienated teenagers control the streets. Into this battleground comes Sophie Morrison, a young doctor visiting a patient in Acid Row. Little does she know she that is entering the home of a known paedophile. And with reports circulating that a tormented child called Amy has disappeared, the vigilantes are out in force. Soon Sophie is trapped at the centre of a terrifying siege, with a man she has come to despise. Whipped to a frenzy by unsubstaniated rumour, the mob unleashes its hatred. Against authority, the law, and the pervert. "Protecting Amy" becomes the catch-all defence for the terrible events that follow. And if murder is part of it, then so be it.

Softcover. Condition: Fair. Wasserschaden / Verschmutzung; Leichte Abnutzungen; Farbveränderung durch Alter/Sonne. Minette Walters has had an illustrious career, in the respect that her first three novels won a major prize, and The Sculptress was adapted as a major BBC drama. The Echo is her latest novel in the crime genre.

Softcover. Condition: As New. Leichte Abnutzungen. "When elderly Alisa Lockyer-Fox is found dead in her garden, dressed in her nightclothes and with bloodstains on the ground around her, the finger of suspicion points at her wealthy husband, Colonel James Lockyer-Fox. A coroner's investigation deems it death by natural causes, but the gossip surrounding James refuses to go away." With James friendless and alone, his reclusive behavior begins to alarm his attorney, whose concern deepens when he discovers that his client has become the victim of a relentless campaign accusing him of far worse than the murder of his wife. James is unwilling to fight the allegations, choosing instead to devote his energies to a desperate search for the illegitimate granddaughter who may prove his savior as he battles for his name - and his life.

Softcover. Condition: As New. Leichte Abnutzungen. In this electrifying new novel from the bestselling author of "The Devils Feather," British lieutenant Charles Acland returns home from Iraq, but his serious head injuries are only the outward manifestation of a profound inner change.

Softcover. Condition: As New. Leichte Abnutzungen. From the author of The Devil's Feather comes a haunting psychological thriller about a scarred Iraq war veteran whose physical trauma may reflect the inner turmoil of a killer.Somewhere in the endless, deadly desert between Basra and Baghdad, Lieutenant Charles Acland's convoy was attacked. Recovering in the hospital, Charles is crippled by migraines and suspicious of his doctors. He grows uncharacteristically aggressive, particularly against women. Rejecting cosmetic surgery, he moves to London. There he sinks into a quagmire of guilt and paranoia--until an outburst of irrational, vicious anger brings him to the attention of the local police, who are investigating three recent murders. Now under suspicion, Charles is forced to confront his issues before it's too late, but the shadowy forces working against him--or in him--could be more than he can overcome.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Leichte Risse. A man is shunned by the people of his community because they believe him guilty of his wife's murder.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. Leichte Abnutzungen; Farbveränderung durch Alter/Sonne. Suffering from posttraumatic amnesia, a respected fashion director and millionaire's daughter is placed in an exclusive private clinic after she is involved in a mysterious car accident. She soon begins to recover, but her memories are filled with desperation and absolute terror. A spellbinding tale of psychological suspense from the Edgar-winning author of The Sculptress.

Condition: As New. Leichte Abnutzungen.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. Leichte Risse; Farbveränderung durch Alter/Sonne. A body is discovered in a chicken run in this gripping novel by bestselling author Minette Walters, inspired by the true events of the 'chicken farm murder' that occurred in Blackness, Crowborough, East Sussex in December 1924.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. Gebogener Buchrücken; Farbveränderung durch Alter/Sonne. A terrific example of innovative crime fiction with a new cover treatment.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. Leichte Risse; Gebogener Buchrücken; Farbveränderung durch Alter/Sonne. Walters' newest thriller is a haunting psychological tale about a scarred Iraq war veteran whose physical trauma may reflect the inner life of a killer.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. Leichte Risse; Gebogener Buchrücken. With private security firms providing bodyguards in war zones, the emergence of a sexual psychopath among mercenaries goes unnoticed. When five women are brutally murdered in Sierra Leone, journalist Connie Burns questions the arrest of three rebel soldiers, but her concerns fall on deaf ears. In the aftermath of a brutal civil war, the rape and murder of women are dismissed, and confessions from child soldiers are coerced. Connie suspects a foreigner, a man claiming to be a former SAS member and now a bodyguard for a Lebanese diamond trader, is responsible. She recalls him from Kinshasa, where he served as a mercenary, and believes he exploits the chaos of war to indulge in sadistic fantasies against women. Two years later, her efforts to expose him in Iraq lead to devastating consequences. Traumatized and forced into hiding in England after enduring three days of conditioning in a Baghdad cellar, Connie seeks to reclaim her former self. In her isolation, she befriends Jess Derbyshire, a reclusive neighbor, and finds strength in their shared struggles. Determined to unmask the serial killer once more, Connie knows she is putting herself in danger, as he will inevitably come looking for her.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. Gebogener Buchrücken. The acclaimed author of The Echo spins a hypnotic tale of mystery and intrigue. After a woman is brutally raped and murdered--events to which her mute three-year-old daughter was a witness--the police turn their investigation on the victim's husband.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. Leichte Rillen / Abschürfungen / Risse / Knicke. England, 1348: as the Black Death spreads through the country, people start to die by the thousands. In Dorset, young Lady Anne takes control of her lands, with her trusted steward, Thaddeus, at her side. Compassionate and resourceful, she decides to quarantine the estate against the terrifying pestilence, bringing some two hundred serfs inside the moated walls. But in such a confined space, conflicts soon arise. Ignorant of the world outside, Lady Anne's people wrestle with the terrible uncertainty of their futures. Fearing starvation but fearing the disease even more, who amongst them has the courage to leave the security of the walls? And how safe is anyone when a dreadful event threatens the uneasy status quo? From back cover.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. Leichte Abnutzungen; Gebogener Buchrücken; Farbveränderung durch Alter/Sonne.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. Leichte Risse; Farbveranderung durch Alter/Sonne. Charles Acland, un jeune lieutenant britannique rescape de la guerre en Irak, se reveille a l'hopital, defigure et amnesique. Un psychiatre tente de l'aider a recouvrer la memoire et a percer le secret de son identite morcelee. Comment l'officier surdoue, l'homme chaleureux qu'il a ete, peut-il etre devenu cet individu introverti, distant et violent, qui manque d'etrangler son ancienne fiancee quand elle vient lui rendre visite ? Contraint de revenir a la vie civile, livre au desoeuvrement et a la solitude, Charles connait bientot des acces de rage imprevisibles. Au meme moment, d'anciens soldats homosexuels sont trouves battus a mort et violes a leur domicile, et plusieurs indices semblent bien l'impliquer dans cette affaire sanglante. Mais jusqu'a quel point ? L'enquete policiere recoupe peu a peu l'enquete d'Acland sur lui-meme, et s'apparente a la terrifiante et fascinante therapie d'une ame torturee par la culpabilite.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. Leichte Risse; Gebogener Buchrücken; Farbveränderung durch Alter/Sonne. Etrange, ce clochard mort de faim à quelques mètres d'un réfrigérateur bien garni dans le garage de la luxueuse demeure d'Amanda Powell. Encore plus étrange qu'elle lui paye des obsèques alors qu'elle affirme ne l'avoir jamais rencontré auparavant. Pour Michael Deacon, reporter spécialiste du monde des sans-abri, l'acharnement d'Amanda à connaître la véritable identité du vagabond devient suspect. Il se lance alors dans une enquête dont les énigmes semblent parfois faire écho à sa propre vie.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. Leichte Risse. " D'ou provenait la fascination qu'exercait Olive Martin ? Du spectacle grotesque de son metre cinquante-cinq pour quelque cent vingt kilos ? De sa sinistre notoriete ? De la repulsion qu'elle inspirait ? Elle avait debite sa mere et sa soeur en morceaux qu'elle avait rassembles sur le sol de la cuisine en une composition abstrait e sanguinolente. L'enormite du crime, jointe a l'impression terrifiante que sa silhouette apocalyptique avait produite sur les membres du tribunal lui avaient valu une condamnation a perpetuite. Le crime mis a part, ce qui rendait son cas exceptionnel, c'etait qu'elle avait plaide coupable et meme refuse de se defendre ". Des sa premiere rencontre avec Olive Martin, Rosalind Leigh, qui a accepte non sans degout d'ecrire un livre sur elle, a le sentiment que la meurtriere obese n'est pas coupable. Mais alors pourquoi ces aveux ? Qui protege-t-elle ? Et pourquoi ?

Softcover. Condition: Fine. Leichte Abnutzungen; Gebogener Buchrücken. "When elderly Alisa Lockyer-Fox is found dead in her garden, dressed in her nightclothes and with bloodstains on the ground around her, the finger of suspicion points at her wealthy husband, Colonel James Lockyer-Fox. A coroner's investigation deems it death by natural causes, but the gossip surrounding James refuses to go away." With James friendless and alone, his reclusive behavior begins to alarm his attorney, whose concern deepens when he discovers that his client has become the victim of a relentless campaign accusing him of far worse than the murder of his wife. James is unwilling to fight the allegations, choosing instead to devote his energies to a desperate search for the illegitimate granddaughter who may prove his savior as he battles for his name - and his life.

Softcover. Condition: As New. Leichte Abnutzungen. La premiere fois que j'ai vu Harwood j'etais a Kinshasa. La deuxieme fois, j'etais en Sierra Leone en tant que correspondante de guerre. Puis, des annees plus tard j'ai croise son chemin en Irak et, a chaque fois, dans son sillage, des corps de femmes violees, lacerees. Des meurtres mis sur le compte de " dommages collateraux ". Alors j'ai su. Il s'est senti traque. J'ai ete sequestree pendant trois jours. Puis relachee. Sans explication. Pour moi, il n'existait qu'un seul refuge possible pour tout oublier : un manoir isole au coeur de la campagne anglaise. Je me demande encore comment j'ai pu etre aussi bete.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. Leichte Risse; Farbveranderung durch Alter/Sonne. One look at Lt. Charles Acland's disfigured face and anyone can see that the Iraqi bomb that blew up two of his men has left him profoundly changed--but have his traumatic brain injuries altered the young British army officer's personality enough to make him a murderer? That's the narrative fuse Edgar-winner Walters (The Devil's Feather) lights to ignite this sizzling psychological thriller. She skillfully interweaves strands of Acland's story, including notes from the military psychiatrist treating him, with the hunt for a serial killer who's claimed at least three victims in South London. Then another man is beaten within an inch of his life not long after Acland's move into the neighborhood. When the lieutenant gets into a near-fatal bar fight with a Pakistani stockbroker, Acland's unlikely savior is a 250-pound lesbian weight lifter and doctor named Jackson. Surprisingly, Jackson is also one of the few convincing characters in this plot-propelled tale, a flaw readers may be willing to ignore--until they slam into a contrived denouement well below Walters's usual standard.

Softcover. Condition: As New.