The Scold's Bridle
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"Wealthy but mean-spirited Mathilda Gillespie, a much-disliked resident of the English village of Fontwell, is found dead in her bathtub, her wrists slit and a "scold's bridle," a cruel medieval torture instrument, locked on her head. At first the police think it's suicide, but further investigation indicates the woman may have been murdered. The prime suspects are Mathilda's daughter, a cruel woman who hated her mother, and Mathilda's granddaughter, a deeply troubled teenager. Both women were in line to inherit Mathilda's considerable wealth and thus had a strong motive for wanting her dead. But when Mathilda's will reveals that she has left her money to her physician, Dr. Sarah Blakeney, suspicion focuses on Sarah, and it's up to the good doctor to prove who really killed the old woman."
Released on Wednesday, August 04, 2004 at Very British BookBox in n/a, n/a Controlled Releases.
Minette Walters ist immer gut ;-)