Product Description

An old woman is found dead in her bath, her wrists slashed: an apparent suicide. But she is wearing a scold's bridle on her head, adorned with a crown of nettles. What could have driven her to such a desperate act? Then rumours start to spread that her death wasn't suicide but murder.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1081997 in Books
• Published on: 1998-03-20
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 454 pages

Customer Reviews

Brilliant, but...
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.

Difficult to put down
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.

Brilliant portraits!
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!