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Scold's Bridle (Paperback)

by Minette Walters (Author)
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  • Paperback: 480 pages
  • Publisher: Pan; 7 edition (1 Aug 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0330336630
  • ISBN-13: 978-0330336635
  • Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 11 x 3.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 112,942 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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I wonder if I should keep these diaries under lock and key. Jenny Spede has disturbed them again . . . What does she make, I wonder, of an old woman, deformed by arthritis, stripping naked for a young man? The pills worry me more. Ten is such a round number to be missing . . .

Mathilda Gillespie's body was found nearly two days after she had taken an overdose and slashed her wrists with a Stanley knife. But what shocked Dr Sarah Blakeney the most was the scold's bridle obscuring the dead woman’s face, a metal contraption grotesquely adorned with a garland of nettles and Michaelmas daisies. What happened at Cedar House in the tortured hours before Mathilda's death?

The police assume that the coroner will return a verdict of suicide. Only Dr Blakeney, it seems, doubts the verdict. Until it is discovered that Mathilda’s diaries have disappeared . . .

‘An atmosphere of tantalizing, overpowering menace . . . The tradition of the English whodunnit has passed into the safe hands and dangerous imagination of Minette Walters’ The Times



About the Author

Minette Walters is England’s bestselling female crime writer. She has won the CWA John Creasey Award for best first crime novel, the Edgar Allan Poe Award for best crime novel published in America and two CWA Gold Daggers for Fiction. Minette lives in Dorset with her husband and two children.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant, but..., 25 Jan 2001
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This book was a marvel, i found myself up till five in the morning. The plot is engrossing and the characters wonderfully thought up and portrayed. All and all what we have come to expect from Ms Walters. How sad and disappointed i was to reach the end. Not just at the fact that it was over, but it was so disappointing, there was no attempt on her part to cover the murderer's identity up in the latter part of the book, nor to convince the read they might be innocent. Add to that the fact that it was so precitable, and there was a much better candidate, who would have been much more satisfying. All in all a joy to read, but a shambolic end.
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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Difficult to put down, 26 Feb 2001
By Christine L (Berkshire, England) - See all my reviews
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This book is written in the easy flowing style that I've become used to in Ms Walters' books. The plot is great and the characters are realistic, some of them likeable and all of them thoroughly portrayed. As usual it was not the most obvious candidate who did it, which adds to the entertainment value. I probably wouldn't recommend this as a first Minette Walters book, there are others that introduce her style of writing better, but it's another great book and I highly recommend it.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant portraits!, 8 Jul 2004
By Louise Carlsson "louisecarlsson" (Helsingborg, Sweden) - See all my reviews
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This book is brilliant! The characters are well portrayed and the story is great. Try reading the diary parts in reverse order... This book keeps you wondering what's going on for the most part of the book. Brilliant!
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2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing
The cover reads "Best crime novel of the year". There must've been slim pickings indeed in crime writing that year! The sculptress was a far better novel
Published 13 days ago by LiveenL

3.0 out of 5 stars Great author, shame about the book
Minette Walters is one of my favourite authors of all time, but this is very far from being my favourite of her books. Read more
Published on 1 Mar 2007 by S. Bailey

5.0 out of 5 stars Hebrave
Excellent book, well written. Couldn't put it down.
Published on 13 Mar 2004 by hebrave

5.0 out of 5 stars What a terrific book!
"The Scold's Bridle" is my favorite of Minette Walters's books, although I have loved them all. Read more
Published on 28 Nov 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars An interesting book that totally confused me!
This is the first book I have read by Minette Walters,and I enjoyed it immensely. It's slightly slow getting off the mark,but once I did,I can tell you that I did not want to put... Read more
Published on 23 Jul 2000 by Sam (ScorpioStar84@aol.com)

1.0 out of 5 stars Confused and confusing story
Having read The Sculptress and The Dark Room , I expected better from the usually talented Walters, but The Scold's Bridle is a confused and confusing tale going nowhere. Read more
Published on 19 April 2000

3.0 out of 5 stars gripping to read but too far fetched scenario
Gripping to read and difficult to put it down. However as in all M. Walters books the plot is too far fetched.
Published on 2 Dec 1999

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