The Echo - Minette Walters

Now a BBC TV series starring Joely Richardson, Clive Owen and Richard Johnson.'a humdinger' Sydney Morning Herald'an absorbing read. another triumph for Ms Walters' Canberra Times'A seductive writer with an imagination that makes her dangerous to know' Sunday Express'Walters ties up the loose ends tighter than a hangman's knot' Sun HeraldWho was Billy Blake? And why did he die of starvation beside a freezer full of food in one of the wealthiest parts of London?Mike Deacon, a cynical and somewhat discredited journalist, is intrigued by Blake's macabre death and by Amanda Powell, the beautiful woman who found him. Her sudden obsession with Blake's life fuels Deacon's interest but the unlikely connections he finds only bring more questions.With her first five novels Minette Walters has established herself as one of the most exciting crime fiction writers today. The Ice House, The Sculptress, and The Scold's Bridle have already been adapted for television by the BBC and have been screened in Australia and New Zealand, with an adaptation of her fourth novel, The Dark Room, currently in production.