Disordered Minds is a psychological crime novel by acclaimed British thriller author Minette Walters that combines mystery, justice, and moral investigation. The novel revisits a tenuous murder conviction from 1970, when Harold Stamp, a socially isolated young man with developmental difficulties, was convicted — and later died by suicide — for killing his grandmother. Three decades later, anthropologist Dr. Jonathan Hughes stumbles on the case while researching societal prejudices. Confronted with troubling inconsistencies in the evidence and persuaded that a grave miscarriage of justice has occurred, he risks his academic reputation and personal peace to uncover the truth. As new lines of inquiry emerge — and the possibility of another killer looms — the narrative probes themes of bias, guilt, truth and social alienation, making for a compelling and suspenseful read.