The Shape of Snakes
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| Author | Minette Walters |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Crime / Mystery novel |
| Publisher | Macmillan Publishers |
Publication date | 20 October 2000 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover, Paperback) & Audio CD |
| Pages | 400 pp (hardback) |
| ISBN | 0-333-74860-3 |
| OCLC | 59579278 |
The Shape of Snakes (2000) is a crime novel by English writer Minette Walters. The story won Denmark's Pelle Rosencrantz Award.
Synopsis[]
In 1978, a black woman known as 'Mad Annie' by her neighbours was found dead in a west London gutter, her body discovered by Mrs. Ranelagh who, despite supposedly not knowing the dead woman, spends the next twenty years trying to convince the police that she was murdered. However, those once familiar with Annie despised her as a mean old eccentric and animal abuser, whilst Ranelagh's husband seemingly disdains any mention of the case.
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- 2000 British novels
- Novels by Minette Walters
- Novels set in London
- Fiction set in 1978
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