Winner of the Quick Reads Learners’ Favourite Award 2006. Based on the real-life ‘chicken farm murder’ of 1924, this is a gripping mystery thriller. Norman Thorne was found guilty of the murder of Elsie Cameron, but even at the time of his execution there were doubts about his guilt. Here his gripping story is brought vividly to life.
About the Author
Minette Walters’ first novel, The Ice House, won a Crime Writers’ Association award for the best first crime novel of 1992. She quickly built a reputation as one of the most exciting crime novelists writing today, and her next ten novels were all published to critical acclaim. Many of them have been awarded prizes. Minette lives in Dorset with her husband and two children.
