A shattering new novel by Edgar Award-winner Minette Walters, The Echo unveils the secrets and betrayals, past and present, that always come home to haunt the ones who try to bury them. A destitute man has been found dead on the property of a wealthy socialite. Who is he? Why did he go there to die? A reporter investigates the man's identity—and is swiftly ensnared in a web of deception as tangled and complex as the hearts and minds that spun it... —back cover
Author
Minette Walters (born 26 September 1949) is a British mystery writer. After studying at Trevelyan College, University of Durham, she began writing in 1987 with The Ice House, which was published in 1992. She followed this with The Sculptress (1993), which received the 1994 Edgar Award for Best Novel. She has been published in 35 countries and won many awards. The Sculptress has been adapted for television in a BBC series starring Pauline Quirke. Her novels The Ice House, The Echo, The Dark Room, and The Scold's Bridle have also been adapted by the BBC.
