Book description
Winner of the CWA Gold Dagger Award for Best Crime Novel of the Year, The Scold's Bridle is the mystery thriller from crime queen Minette Walters.
I wonder if I should keep these diaries under lock and key. Jenny Spede has disturbed them again . . . What does she…
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Another British author! I was researching scold’s bridles for my last book, and came across this gem by Minette Walters. I’d read it years and years ago but re-read this year, once again completely captivated.
An old woman’s body is found two days after overdosing and slashing her wrists. But here’s weird – on her head is a grotesque scold’s bridle adorned with nettles and michaelmas daisies. It’s a tragic story of the human mindset, wrapped in a gripping, intelligently and skillfully woven mystery, written compassionately whilst also maintaining a degree of horrific fascination. Absolutely up my street.
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