| Chickenfeed | |
| Author: | Minette Walters |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Genre: | Crime / Mystery novel |
| Publisher: | Pan Books |
| Release Date: | 3 March 2006 |
| Media Type: | Print (Hardcover, Paperback) & Audio CD |
| Pages: | 128 pp (paperback edition) |
| Isbn: | 0-330-44031-4 |
| Oclc: | 62475040 |
Chickenfeed (2006) is a crime novella by English writer Minette Walters, published as part of the "Quick Reads", designed to promote literacy through short, simply written and fast moving stories.
Based on the real life case of Elsie Cameron, a woman whose body was dismembered by her fiancé, Norman Thorne, who was hanged for her murder in 1924. Walters re-creates the events leading up to the crime and writes from the perspective of both Elsie and Norman, as their relationship slowly turns sour and Norman yearns to be free from Elsie.[1]