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The Scold's Bridle | 
 enlarge | Author: Minette Walters
Creator: Geraldine James
Publisher: Macmillan Audio Books
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 1018657
Format: Abridged, Audiobook
Media: Audio Cassette
Edition: Abridged edition
Number Of Items: 2
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Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.5 x 0.6
ISBN: 0333907795
EAN: 9780333907795
ASIN: 0333907795
Publication Date: August 24, 2001
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 Great author, shame about the book March 2, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Minette Walters is one of my favourite authors of all time, but this is very far from being my favourite of her books. It begins wonderfully, with a dark death promising intriguing mystery and much nastiness, but by the end has developed into something very close to farce. The denouement is unsatisfactory; without giving the entire thing away, the murder never feels fully explained.
An eccentric and widely disliked old woman, Martha Gillespie, is found dead in her bath, wrists slashed, apparently a suicide. But she has been crowned with a scold's bridle, a medieval punishment for women who talked too much, decorated with nettles and daisies, which she could not have put on herself.
Sarah Blakeney, Mrs Gillespie's doctor, seems to be the only person who actually liked her, and is the only person initially willing to pursue the suicide theory. Sarah, though, has problems of her own: her womanizing husband seems about to embark on an affair with Mrs Gillespie's mercenary daughter, and perhaps had an affair with Martha herself. Dr. Blakeney and the investigating police (who, I am afraid to say, have merged into one navy blue lump in my memory) must uncover some very nasty secrets in Martha's past before they can explain the murder. Unfortunately, these nasty secrets turn out to be the very standard set of English murder mystery secrets: incest, missing children, secret diaries and so forth, which was all annoyingly formulaic.
There is no doubt that this book has a lot of plot, and a much larger cast than many of Walters' other books. Perhaps this is the problem; it feels cluttered and unresolved, twist upon twist upon twist, until the final ending, which promotes a previously minor character to major importance (this is one of my big bugbears with thriller plots) and feels small and silly compared to the grand passion which has preceded it.
Brilliant portraits! July 8, 2004
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
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!
 Hebrave March 13, 2004
2 out of 7 found this review helpful
Excellent book, well written. Couldn't put it down.
What a terrific book! November 28, 2001
12 out of 15 found this review helpful
"The Scold's Bridle" is my favorite of Minette Walters's books, although I have loved them all. The very history of the scold's bridle was interesting, and using it as a murder weapon puts Ms. Walters at the head of the class. Learning the identity of the murderer near the end of the book only increased the suspense. If you only read one book by Minette Walters, I recommend "The Scold's Bridle"!Bettye McKee
Difficult to put down February 26, 2001
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
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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