Minette Walters

This compact and extraordinarily atmospheric story packs much more than many longer books.

The terrifying Hammer novella by Minette Walters, bestselling author of The Sculptress and The Scold's Bridle 
 
Muna's bedroom is a dark windowless cellar and her activities are confined to cooking and cleaning. She’s grown used to being maltreated by the Songoli family; to being a slave. 
 
She’s never been outside, doesn’t know how to read or write, and cannot speak English. 
 
At least that’s what the Songolis believe. 
 
But Muna is far cleverer - and her plans more terrifying - than the Songolis, or anyone else, can ever imagine ...

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