Annal:1992 John Creasey Memorial New Blood Dagger for a Debuting Author
From AwardAnnals
Results of the Dagger Award in the year 1992. For a ranked list of books, try an honor roll:
- John Creasey Memorial New Blood Dagger for a Debuting Author
- Mystery/Suspense books
- Mystery/Suspense authors.
- 1992 New Blood Dagger winner
- Score: 10.42
With this stunning debut—a marvelous marriage of classic convention and contemporary sophistication—Minette Walters sets a new standard of excellence for the mystery novel.
The three women living in seclusion at an elegant Hampshire country house have long been fodder for village gossip…even whispers of a witches’ coven. So when a faceless corpse of uncertain vintage is found in the Streech Grange ice house, Chief Inspector Walsh can’t wait to make a case of it.
Lady of the manor Phoebe Maybury, still haunted by Walsh’s relentless investigation of her…
