Description
The Shape of Snakes by Minette Walters is a gripping psychological thriller set in West London, 1978. On a rainy November day, an unpopular black woman, known as “Mad Annie,” dies in the gutter. While her neighbors dismiss her passing, Mrs. Ranelagh becomes obsessed with the belief that Annie was murdered. Over the next twenty years, she painstakingly searches for the truth, driven by an unexplainable connection to the dying woman.
Walters masterfully explores obsession, prejudice, and the human capacity for both cruelty and compassion. With a tense, slow-burning narrative, The Shape of Snakes keeps readers questioning motives, memory, and the limits of justice in a world shaped by fear and mistrust.
