stories including "English Autumn, American Fall", and two novellas, The Tinder Box (1999), and Chickenfeed (2006). The latter was published for World Book Day 2006 as part of the 'Quick Reads' initiative. Minette has written another entry in the Quick Reads series entitled A Dreadful Murder for World Book Day 2013. The novella is based on the 1908 murder of Caroline Luard. TV adaptations Walters' first five books were adapted for television by the BBC and her eighth book, Acid Row, is currently under option with Company Pictures. The Sculptress – adapted 1996; starred Pauline Quirke, Caroline Goodall and Christopher Fulford. The Ice House – adapted 1997; starred Daniel Craig, Frances Barber and Corin Redgrave. The Scold's Bridle – adapted 1998; starred Miranda Richardson, Siân Phillips, Virginia McKenna and Trudie Styler. The Echo – adapted 1998; starred Clive Owen and Joely Richardson. The Dark Room – adapted 1999; starred Dervla Kirwan and James Wilby. Awards and nominations 1992 – The Crime Writers' Association John Creasey Award: The Ice House 1994 – The Edgar Allan Poe Award in America and the Macavity Award: The Sculptress 1994 – The CWA Gold Dagger Award: The Scold's Bridle 1995 – The CWA Gold Dagger Award (shortlist): The Dark Room 1995 – The Best Translated Crime Fiction of the Year in Japan, Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 1996: The Sculptress 2000 – The Pelle Rosenkrantz prize Denmark: The Shape of Snakes 2001 – The CWA Gold Dagger Award (shortlist): Acid Row 2002 – The CWA Gold Dagger Award: Fox Evil 2006 – Quick Reads Learners' Favourite award: Chickenfeed 2007 – Coventry Inspiration Book Award: Chickenfeed 2010 – The Best Foreign Honkaku Mystery of the Decade (shortlist): The Shape of Snakes Further reading References External links – "Books" alone as of October 2018 1949 births Living people British crime writers People from Bishop's Stortford Alumni of Trevelyan College, Durham People educated at The Abbey School People educated at Godolphin School Macavity Award winners 20th-century English novelists 21st-century English novelists 20th-century English women writers 21st-century English women writers Deputy Lieutenants of Dorset English women novelists Women mystery writers