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A body is found in a chicken run...
Based on the true story of the ‘chicken farm murder’ which took place in Blackness, Crowborough, East Sussex in December, 1924.
Norman Thorne was found guilty of the murder of Elsie Cameron, but even at the time of his execution there were doubts about his guilt.
Still swearing his innocence, Norman Thorne was hanged on 22 April 1925.
Bestselling author Minette Walters brings a thrilling story to life in this gripping new novel.
About the Author
Minette Walters has published eleven novels and has won the CWA John Creasey Award for best first crime novel, the Edgar Allan Poe Award for best crime novel published in America and two CWA Gold Daggers for Fiction. Her twelfth novel, The Devil’s Feather, recently reached No. 2 in the Sunday Times bestseller lists. She lives near Dorchester in Dorset with her husband.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Worst Book She's Written,
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This review is from: Chickenfeed (Paperback)
I've been a fan of Minette Walters for some time. I've read all but a couple of her books. This book was one that I ploughed through thinking that it had to get better; it did not!! This is a book that goes round in circles and never gets to an end until the last 10 pages. The ending is also not very good. I would highly recommend passing this book by and looking at one of her other books. Acid Row is one of my favorites and I would strongly recommend it over this one.
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3.8 out of 5 stars (4 customer reviews) 10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Was this the way that it really happened?,
By Lance Mitchell - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Chickenfeed (Paperback)
Minette Walters does a great job of weaving what could have been the real lives of Norman Thorne and Elsie Cameron around a true story from 1920's Sussex.
Norman was eventually convicted of the murder of his fiancé, Elsie, and hung, despite the doubts around the conviction at the time. The way that the author describes the events leading up to Elsie's death could easily have happened this way, and Chickenfeed casts even more doubts on Norman's conviction. The pressures exerted on a poor young man, struggling to build a decent living from a small chicken farm, which has been paid for by his father, in the years following the First World War, are enormous. Elsie is depressed, and is obsessed with becoming a married woman, especially after her brother and sister both get married in the same year. She will do anything to become Norman's wife, and that obsession, one way or another, undoubtedly contributes to her tragic death. The author leaves the conclusions to the reader, which I think is a good move. This is a book that not only makes you think about what happened to these two young unfortunates, but of the wider picture surrounding the death sentence down the years. It takes less than two hours to read, and is well worth the effort. 6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Not "Chickenfeed" but chicken****,
By Wallau reader - Published on Amazon.com
Let me start out by saying I am a huge fan of Minette Walters. I think she is a superb writer gifted with the ability to develop unique plots and in-depth characterizations. No two of her books are ever quite the same but they have all been excellent reads. Up to now, that is. "Chickenfeed" is a book so bad that to call it sophomoric would be to insult sophomores! There is no character development, a boring plot and a complete lack of quality. Whoever came up with the idea of "quick reads" obviously sold it to Ms. Walters (and, I presume, others) as a quick way to pad her bank account while doing absolutely no work at all.
I am deeply disappointed in this work and I hope Ms. Walters is also, and that she will return to her normally high standards with her next effort.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great read,
By Mindlink Educational Consulting Inc. "Roxana" - Published on Amazon.com
This mini-novel by Minette Walters did not disappoint. I was so sorry when it ended, eager to read more from one of my favorite authors. I enjoyed her quirky mind-games and plot twists just as much as I have in her full-length books.
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