The Old Religion by Martyn WaitesMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
An engrossing and very contemporary (post-Brexit) horror-mystery, THE OLD RELIGION is set in a tiny seaside village in Cornwall, St. Petroc. Almost abandoned, the remaining villagers try to struggle on. If only the local Council will agree to site a proposed Marina there, employment and income will improve. But other sites are in competition--so locals determine to weight their chances--with a solid return to the Old Ways.
The two best aspects of the novel for me were the application of pagan beliefs to this undeniably 21st-century problem; and the multiple layered mysteries throughout, so compelling that my attention never wavered.
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