The Scolds Bridle, Minette Walters
The Scolds Bridle, Minette Walters
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The Scold's Bridle

Author: Minette Walters

Narrator: Sharon Williams

Unabridged: 11 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 01/01/2009

Synopsis

Mathilda Gillespie's body was found nearly two days after she had taken an overdose and slashed her wrists with a utility knife. But what shocked Dr. Sarah Blakeney the most was the rusted metal cage obscuring the dead woman's face—a medieval instrument of torture called a scold's bridle grotesquely adorned with a garland of nettles and Michaelmas daises. What happened at Cedar House in the tortured hours before Mathilda's death?Detective Sergeant Cooper, an elderly policeman nearing retirement, is under pressure from his superiors to bring in a verdict of suicide. And even Mathilda's daughter and granddaughter insist that illness drove her to commit the desperate, final act. Only Sarah and her husband, Jack, refuse to believe that the Mathilda they knew would have taken her own life. Then comes the reading of Mathilda's Last Will and Testament, which shocks her family into a stunned and bitter silence. For Dr. Sarah Blakeney has inherited everything.

About Minette Walters

Minette Walters, a writer by occupation, lives in Romsey, England. Her novels include The Ice-House, which won the John Creasey Prize for Britain’s best first mystery of the year, and The Sculptress, a nominee for the Edgar Allen Poe best novel award.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Christine on December 11, 2015

4.5 stars This is the first time I have read a book written by British author Minette Walters. I thank my friend Janet for recommending her to me. The Scold’s Bride is a beautifully penned mystery. Ms. Walters writes rich literary prose that is such a joy to find in the mystery genre. Though I have n......more

Goodreads review by Deborah on September 01, 2016

Third novel by Minette Walters. Unputdownable - I consumed it voraciously in half a day. She gets better and better with every book she writes (with the exception of the short novels she wrote later which format does her style no favours). Psychological brinkmanship without ever making the reader fe......more

Goodreads review by Cynnamon on May 17, 2020

A classical English mystery with an unexpected twist in the end. The story did have some weaknesses, but allover it was an enjoyable read. Rating downgraded to 3 stars. ---------------------------------- Ein klassischer englischer Dorfkrimi, bei dem sich hinter der wohlanständigen Fassade wahre Abgründe......more

Goodreads review by Učitaj se! | Martina Štivičić on January 26, 2022

Ima nešto u britanskim krimićima što nema ni u jednoj drugoj vrsti krimića, a što ih čini nekako posebnima. Jesu li to male sredine, uglavnom seoska ladanja, usko povezani krug ljudi (a samim time i potencijalnih sumnjivaca), (dobro)susjedski odnosi, ili pak sama ta engleska klima... ne znam. Ali zn......more

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