The Ice House - Reviews

'Walters' zinger of a debut deftly dissects the lives of three reclusive English women who become the subject of censure and speculation during a murder investigation... Walters skillfully brings together the relationships between the women and the policemen into a complicated but believable puzzle, which she solves with panache.'
Publishers Weekly

'Ms Walters makes an art of uncertainty by twisting familiar conventions of the traditional British mystery into a stylish, non-traditional mystery in which ambiguity abounds.'
New York Times Book Review

'The novel is strong on atmosphere and characterisation, with good sharp dialogue and enough hints about gothic doings in the past to keep the reader well entertained.'
The Spectator

'Direct, telling, arresting.'
Financial Times

'Terrific first novel...chilling revelations...a high Rendellesque frisson count'
The Times

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