The Scold's Bridle

The Scold's Bridle

infobox Book |
name = The Scold's Bridle
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image_caption =
author = Minette Walters
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country = United Kingdom
language = English
series =
genre = Crime / Mystery novel
publisher = Pan Books
release_date = 6 May 1994
media_type = Print (Hardcover, Paperback) & Audio CD
pages = 480 pp (paperback)
isbn = ISBN 0330336630
preceded_by = The Sculptress
followed_by = The Dark Room

"The Scold's Bridle" is a 1994 mystery novel by Minette Walters. The novel won the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger for best crime novel of the year, achieving Walters a unique triple in the form of winning the world's three primary mystery awards successively with her first three books.

In 1998, BBC Worldwide produced an adaptation of the novel for television, starring Miranda Richardson, Bob Peck, Sian Phillips, Douglas Hodge, Trudie Styler, and Beth Winslet.

Plot summary

External links

* [http://www.minettewalters.co.uk/books/scolds_bridle.htm More about "The Scold's Bridle" on Walters' website]
* [http://www.gregoryandcompany.co.uk/pages/authors/titles.asp?AuthorID=39&TitleID=220 Agent's dedicated page]


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