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Beth Walker
@bethwalker
Crime writer drawn to flawed characters, unexpected consequences and the small details that make imagined worlds feel real.
Behind the stories
About the writer
Beth Walker writes mainly in crime and enjoys discussing both the creative and practical sides of making books, from early drafts to finished editions.
The best ideas rarely arrive in their final form.
Books and story worlds
Stories by Beth Walker
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First draft
The Last Borrower
When a long-shuttered library in Southampton is due to be cleared for redevelopment, archivist Mara Vale finds a hidden lending ledger tucked behind a false shelf. The names in it connect a series of local disappearances, each one quietly erased from the record as if someone has been editing the town itself. As Mara starts asking awkward questions, she realises the library may have been keeping more than books.
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