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It was a slaughterhouse, the most horrific scene I have ever witnessed.... Olive Martin is a dangerous woman. I advise you to be extremely wary in your dealings with her.

The facts of the case were simple: Olive Martin had pleaded guilty to killing and dismembering her sister and mother, earning herself the chilling nickname ‘The Sculptress’. This much journalist Rosalind Leigh knew before her first meeting with Olive, currently serving a life sentence. How could Roz have foreseen that the encounter was destined to change her life – for ever?

©1993 Minette Walters (P)2018 W. F. Howes Ltd
Crime Thrillers Detective Fiction Mystery Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense Traditional Detectives Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Crime

Critic reviews

"A dark, superbly plotted tale guaranteed to keep readers up most of the night." (The Denver Post)

"This is one of my books of the year." (Sunday Times)

"Awesomely accomplished. The plot twists and grips, like an octopus." (Daily Telegraph)

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Cleverly put together. Hope she writes more like it would go down well with her readers

A good read

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Give that narrator a raise! What a brilliant brilliant performance! She made the story better

BRILLIANT NARRATOR

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Really enjoyed this book, well written with plenty of depth. I thought the reader was excellent

Very gripping story

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The story was ruined by bizarre intonation, accents and very slow narration.
I had to listen on a speeded up setting

Good story awful narration

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I liked the subtlety that Roz used to get under the skin of the people she needed to talk to.

Turns and twists

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