Minette Walters in general

This is the first book that I have read by Minette Walters and it has made me want to read everything she has every written. In fact, I'm just about to search out her other books on amazon so that I have a supply ready as soon as I finish reading The Scold's Bridle. This is basically a who-dunnit - an elderly rich lady is found dead in her bath with her wrists cut and her blood full of sleeping pills. Suicide? Unlikely as she was wearing an ancient contraption known as a scold's bridle, historically used to silent nagging and unpleasant woman, on her head. The search for the killer begins. The story is somewhat complicated by the fact ...  Read the complete review

Did you see the drama series "The Sculptress" with Pauline Quirke? It was good, wasn't it? But try the book - it's even better! Minette Walters is a writer, living in Hampshire. I never heard about her when I bought her first book, "The Ice House". I read it in one night...and went to the book-shop the next day to get more. Mrs Walters has an absolute brilliant writing-style with some innovative ideas. "The Scold's Bridle" for example is written in two parallel sections. One tells the story, the other section - written in cursive - shows pages from a diary; "The Breaker" shows sections of ...  Read the complete review