Welsh woman writer, Marilyn Jenkins was born and raised in South Wales and is a member of the WelshAcademy. She studied at Aberystwyth, Cardiff and London universities. She has worked as a teacher, lecturer and adviser in English.
For the past twenty years her short stories and poetry have been published in magazines and her first poetry collection: Close Distances was published in Spring 2007 by Cinnamon Press. She has returned to Wales and full time writing after living in England and for brief periods in Canada and Australia. Her first novel: The Legacy of Alice Waters was published in 2009. It is a 'whydunnit' - the tragic story of a woman poisoner, executed in 1947.
<p>Terrified California residents face the shocking dilemma of yet another serial killer roaming freely in their neighborhoods. However, this time it is an evolving serial killer anomaly that relentlessly searches for, hunts down, and ingeniously traps his victims before unleashing his fiery rage. Always two steps ahead of the cops and fire investigators, the killer hones in on the next sinful target leaving a trail of bones and ashes behind as evidence. It rocks the criminal justice system to the core as a string of arson murders hits inside their turf.</p><p>Vigilante detective Emily Stone hunts serial killers and child abductors, covertly and under the law enforcement radar, with her intrinsic skills of criminal profiling and forensic investigation. With Stone’s toughest case yet, the arson serial killer immediately crosses her radar and sends her into the dark territory of a lethal pyromaniac’s mind – to the point of no return.</p><p>While following the clues of the relentless firebomber, Stone grabs the attention of a government anti-terrorist organization called GATE that oversees all law enforcement cases across the U.S., which now focuses their sights on her proven abilities. They have very specific plans for her, whether she likes it or not.</p><p>Everything teeters on the edge of reality, as Stone must battle for her life between a hired assassin and an arson serial killer. Lines are drawn on both sides of the law. Friendships and lovers are tested.</p>
Early one morning, not long after the Second World War, a woman is taken out of her cell and hanged. How do I feel about that? The answer is: uncomfortable. The story of Ruth Ellis influenced my fictional story of Alice Waters. Like Edith Thompson, Ellis was convicted of immorality rather than weight of evidence. There were a number of extenuating circumstances where she was concerned. She also left a daughter, an innocent victim. Alice's crime is nastier than Ellis's. She poisoned her lover's wife and child. She left behind a little daughter and people who loved and suffered for her for decades. When, years later, her daughter and granddaughter go in search of the truth - will they discover a monster outside the understanding of humanity? Can she be understood and forgiven? Read the book and find out.
<p><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#ff0000;font-size:10pt;">What Youwriteon reviewers had to say about 'The Legacy of Alice Waters': </span></strong></p> <p><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">...this is superb - it's heart wrenching, emotional and very well written... </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"></span></strong></p> <p></p> <p><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">a very talented writer to keep so many balls juggling with such ease, well done. ..S. Birch </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> </span></strong></p> <p></p> <p><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">a rich interweaving of plot lines. . . </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> </span></strong></p> <p></p> <p><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">I loved the idea of the journals, the explanation of why Alice did what she did…gradually revealed to the reader as it is to her daughter. . . <br /></span></strong><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"><font size="3"><br />G. Gibbons by email:</font></span></p> <p></p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"></span></p> <p><font size="3"></font> </p><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"><font size="3">I so enjoyed your book, which was beautifully written. It kept me riveted all Christmas Eve after I played Santa for my daughter and Christmas Day after cooking the roast. I loved the suspense and the wonderful female characters – Dessie, Maddie, Emily, Harriet. It was tragic on the one hand, but triumphant on the other – I loved that Maddie walked out on her deadbeat cheating husband (none of the married men seem to have understood the meaning of fidelity) and that the truth really did set her free in so many ways.</font></span> <p><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">find further reviews at: </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><a href="http://www.librarything.com/work/8199343"><span style="color:#000000;">http://www.librarything.com/work/8199343</span></a>; </span></strong></p> <p></p> <p><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><a href="http://www.librarything.com/profile_reviews.php?view=frankieshaw"><span style="color:#000000;">http://www.librarything.com/profile_reviews.php?view=frankieshaw</span></a> </span></strong></p> <p></p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Book Antiqua';"></span></p> <p><font size="3"></font> </p>