When minette s third book, the scolds bridle winner of the cwa gold dagger award, went straight into the bestseller lists on publication in 1994, she said. A masterful combination of suspense, mystery and psychology in short, another triumph. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. Choose your countrys store to see books available for purchase. The breaker and over 2 million other books are available for amazon kindle. After a 10year hiatus, the british author, famed for her psychological. Twelve hours after a womans broken body is washed up on a deserted shore, her traumatized threeyearold daughter is discovered twenty miles away wandering the streets of poole.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the dark room. The breaker, minette walters shop online for books in australia. As good as this book was, the ending was a bit confusing. Buy the breaker book online at best prices in india on. With six criticallyacclaimed novels to her credit, this edgar awardwinning author is so widely popular that her work has been adapted for television and translated into 32 languages. Minette walters is an internationally bestselling author with more than twentyfive million copies of her books sold worldwide. This book doesnt really have a creepy character, and i found it hard to try to care who raped and killed kate sumner. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Twelve hours after kate sumners brutally murdered body washes up on the beach, her traumatized threeyearold daughter is. A womans body washes up on a deserted shore on the south coast of eng.
She is the author of twelve novels, winning the cwa john creasey award for the. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the breaker. Minette walters is a british author of crime fiction and mystery novels. Read the last hours a novel by minette walters available from rakuten kobo. Finally, i decided to sink the cash and give it a shot. Published to critical acclaim throughout the world, each new book reaches the top of the australian bestseller lists and many have now been adapted as television dramas. Twelve hours after a womans broken body is washed up on a deserted shore on the south coast of england, her traumatized threeyearold daughter is discover. Minette walters began her fiction career in 1987 and was first published in 1992 with the novel the ice house. Holding readers in an exhilarating state of anticipation, british author minette walters guides them through a startling maze where nothing is as it seems, and even the innocent tell lies.
An international bestseller, the breaker is a masterpiece of psychological suspense. Mathilda gillespies body was found nearly two days after she had taken an overdose and slashed her wrists with a stanley knife. Minette has written another entry in the quick reads series entitled a dreadful murder for world book day 20. The breaker by minette walters when she revisited, always with astonishment, what had happened to her, it was the deliberate breaking of her fingers that remained indelibly printed on her memory. Written by minette walters, narrated by kevin whately. The breaker by minette walters goodreads share book. Download audiobooks by minette walters at and save. Minette lives in hampshire with her husband and two children. Mar 12, 2009 the dark room ebook written by minette walters.
A brutal crime with three suspects, the breaker is the mystery thriller from crime queen minette walters. Minette walters books list of books by author minette. Ever since her first novel, the ice house, received the esteemed british john creasey award for best first crime novel in 1992, walters has continued to win awards and accolades for her dark thrillers. The breaker by minette walters and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. And why does the child scream every time her father comes near her.
I love minette walters books, and have come to expect great characterization with at least one very creepy character in the story. Below is a list of minette walters books in order of when they were originally released. This was my second minette walters book, and i really liked this one much better than the echo. Minette walters announces first book in decade and retirement from crime fiction this article is more than 2 years old. Her debut novel, the ice house took her two years to write. Ive been checking regularly to see if anything new had come from her pen and found the cellar, which id not read previously. Minette walters ebooks epub and pdf downloads ebookmall. The cellar by minette walters, 9780099594642, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. From the moment you settle down and read the first chapter, you will find an exploration that you wont want to put down. The breaker the breaker audiobook, by minette walters. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. This book was wonderful, minette walters always writes such interesting books.
A chilling tale of prejudice, ambition and cunning as villagers react to a brutal double murder, this was minettes first and to date only novella. We also get a glimpse of integrity in various loveless characters. Ever since her first novel, the ice house, received the esteemed british john creasey award for best first crime novel in 1992, walters has continued to win. When the binoculars that young paul and daniel spender have snitched from their father first give them a glimpse of the body of kate hillsumner in chapmans pool, off the isle of purbeck, three other people are also close by. Minette studied at trevelyan college, university of durham. Minette walters announces first book in decade and. I was pulled into this mystery right away and couldnt stop reading. As the investigation proceeds, police shift their attention from a loner obsessed with pornography to the womans husband. Read free book excerpt from the breaker by minette walters, page 1 of 3. There are multiple format available for you to choose pdf, epub, doc. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Everybody i know have been raving about ms walters books for so long now that i had to get one and see if she.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. If you have read any of her other books, you will not be disappointed with the breaker. Written by minette walters, audiobook narrated by simon prebble. Very predictable and not like the minette walters we love. Find a library or download libby an app by overdrive. And why does their daughter scream in terror every time he tries to pick her up.
Crime fiction is a very competitive genre with many excellent writers. In the world of the breaker love and friendship are not always based on mutual like but mutual need. Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial. The power and the glory and more minette walters, 68, is englands bestselling crime writer and her novels include the ice house, the scolds bridle and. Buy the breaker book online at low prices in india the. Minette walters picked up her pen again in 1987 just when her younger son philip, was starting fulltime education. May 08, 2017 minette walters announces first book in decade and retirement from crime fiction this article is more than 2 years old. Several of her novels have been adapted to television by the bbc, including the sculptress, the ice house, the scolds bridle, the echo and the dark room. In her sixth novel, walters the echo, lj 3197 grabs us from the opening sceneathe corpse of an attractive and pregnant woman is discovered washed ashore on the rocky dorset coast in england. In september 2007, walters released her fourteenth book, the chameleons.
If you have never read a minette walters books before, this is an excellent introduction to her writing. Ms walters carefully examines many of the strange relationships formed by the characters in her book. Founded in 1997, has become a leading book price comparison site. It reminded me of some agatha christy novels from decades ago in that new clues keep dribbling in, which leads to continual analysis and speculation. Her unique ability to bring crime uncomfortably close to home has earned her the title queen of british crime fiction, and her novels. Minette walters since her awardwinning debut with the ice house, minnette walters has cemented he reputation as one of the most exciting crime fiction writers today. The breaker minette walters the breaker minette walters books like gone girl ppld the breaker minette walters before i go to sleep s j watson an after a title indicates it is also available in our digital collection as an ebook other lists you might enjoy legal thrillers thrillers political thrillers psychological thrillers ask a librarian. I didnt find that there was much tension in the plot, and i knew right from the beginning who. When she revisited, always with astonishment, what had happened to her, it was the deliberate breaking of her fingers that remained indelibly printed on her memory. Minette walters born 26 september 1949 is an english crime writer. From the moment you settle down and read the first chapter. I am quite fond of some of minette walters other mysteries, but when held up beside them, the breaker is extremely weak. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Reprinted from the breaker minette walters by permission of g.
Ive read all her books and have absolutely loved nearly all of them. The crime, a womans rape and murder, is brutal and horrifying, and nothing in the rest of the book, including the reveal of the killer and the explanation of his motives, stands up. And so in 1992, minette walters published her first book. The breaker by minette walters overdrive rakuten overdrive. The last hours ebook by minette walters 9781443454995. The breaker by minette walters a womans body washes up on a deserted shore on the south coast of england and her traumatized threeyearold daughter is discovered 20 miles away, alone and apparently abandoned. One of britains most popular crime novelists, minette walters has attracted as many fans in the u.
Walters s second novel, the sculptress, which was inspired in part by an encounter walters had as a volunteer prison visitor, won the mystery writers of america edgar award. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. It was commissioned for the dutch bookweek, when one authors novella is given away with every purchase of books throughout holland for a week. The evidence presented throughout makes it seem impossible for the person who committed the crime to have actually done it. But what shocked dr sarah blakeney the most was the scolds bridle obscuring the dead womans face, a metal contraption grotesquely adorned with a garland of nettles and michaelmas daisies. Books by minette walters official website for minette.
For businessexclusive pricing, quantity discounts and downloadable vat. The breaker minette walters this is a pleasant, engaging story that is set along the south coast of england. Minette walters, the breaker putnam, 1999 originally posted 7jul2000 i kept looking at the dadaesque, semierotic cover of the novel trying to figure out whether to pick it up or not. We see the many things that can go wrong with a world founded on need. Minette walters books list of books by author minette walters. The novella is based on the 1908 murder of caroline luard. The breaker by walters, minette and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Her books make you just keep wanting to turn the page. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Written by minette walters, audiobook narrated by kevin whately.
Walters first five books were adapted for television by the bbc and her eighth book, acid row, is currently when. Walters was the first crimethriller writer to win three major prizes with her first three books. Read the breaker by minette walters available from rakuten kobo. She has won the cwa john creasey award for best first crime novel, the edgar allan poe award for best crime novel published in america and two cwa gold daggers for fiction. After being rejected by numerous publishers, her novel was finally picked up by macmillan publishers.
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