A disappointment that started off well but was derailed by having two key characters both wearing wigs and a completely unconvincing subplot. ( )

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I started off really digging the story and mystery but by the time it was over, I didn't much care. I may need to go back and listen to the last chapter and the epilogue again because I feel like I missed something.

I'm glad I read it but it's not one that I'd read again. ( )

Olive Martin sitzt wegen einer grausamen Tat im Gefängnis: Sie hat zugegeben, ihre Mutter und ihre Schwester ermordet und dann zerstückelt zu haben. Unter ihren Mitgefangenen ist Olive wegen ihrer Ausbrüche gefürchtet, und ihre Beschäftigung mit Knetpuppen, in die sie Nadeln sticht, hat ihr die Bezeichnung „Die Bildhauerin“ eingetragen. Die Journalistin Rosalind Leigh ist gewarnt, als sie das Gefängnis betritt, um Olive zu treffen. Doch schnell stößt sie auf eine Reihe von Ungereimtheiten, und die beiden Frauen begeben sich auf eine gefährliche Reise in die Vergangenheit ...

Crackling-good mystery, one of the best I've ever read! In early 1990's England author Roz Leigh investigates the gruesome murders of a mother and daughter six years before. All the journalists' "W's" have been answered except WHY the murders were committed. So at the behest of her boss, Roz sets out to find motivation. She plans to write a book on this case. Why did the murderess, Olive Martin, confess so quickly? Roz finds inconsistencies and niggling questions. She sets out to prove the girl's innocence and that Olive has been wrongly imprisoned, with the aid of a retired policeman turned restauranteur. I liked the psychological aspect, revealed gradually through Roz's interviews for her book. "The Sculptress" is a nickname for Olive in prison because of Olive's habit of molding clay figures--possibly for voodoo?

Highly recommended. ( )