The Sculptress

<p>This Picador Classic edition of Minette Walters’ <i>The Sculptress </i>features an introduction by Stephanie Merritt, journalist and author of <i>While You Sleep</i>.</p><p><i>‘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.’ </i></p><p> 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’.</p><p> Journalist Rosalind Leigh knew this much 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?</p>