The Shape of Snakes

"Harrowing. . . . These complex characters can be cunning, deceitful, even mad-which is exactly what makes them such absorbing company." --"The New York Times Book Review " "Minette Walters is a master at building engrossing tales around a single, life-shattering event." --"The Washington Post Book World" "An intricate, unpredictable, and engrossing tale of passion and revenge." --"The San Diego Union Tribune" "A harrowing thriller. . . Seethe[s] with rage and violence . . . A terrific example of psychological suspense." --"Chicago Tribune" "" "No other first-division crime novelist, in such a short career, has written with such thematic variety. The only factors that unite her works are a penchant for dark psychological perception - and their excellence." -"The Times," London "Walters peels the layers from everyone's terrible secrets. The results are stunning." -"Winnipeg Free Press" "Minette Walters has emerged as one of the [mystery] genre's superior writers. Her novels are probing and intelligent, her characters riveting and her plots subtle and demanding." -"Ottawa Citizen" "From the Hardcover edition." " No other first-division crime novelist, in such a short career, has written with such thematic variety. The only factors that unite her works are a penchant for dark psychological perception - and their excellence." - "The Times," London " Walters peels the layers from everyone' s terrible secrets. The results are stunning." - "Winnipeg Free Press" " Minette Walters has emerged as one of the [mystery] genre' s superior writers. Her novels are probing and intelligent, her characters riveting and her plots subtle and demanding." - "Ottawa Citizen" "From the Hardcover edition."

Minette Walters is a bestselling crime writer. 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 Fox Evil and The Scolds Bridle. Minette lives in Dorset with her husband.