Minette Walters announces first book in decade – and retirement from crime fiction

After a 10-year hiatus, the British author, famed for her psychological thrillers, is back with a new book – a historical novel about the Black Death

Crime novelist Minette Walters is set to return with her first novel in 10 years, after a long hiatus caused by what she calls “complicated reasons” – including a desire to stop writing crime fiction.

Often credited as the “queen of the psychological thriller”, the British author says she will stop writing in the genre, with her next novel The Last Hours to be her first venture into historical fiction.

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