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A review by andrew61
The Old Religion by Martyn Waites
4.0
This is an author who is new to me despite his string of books under alter ego Tania Carver and it was a very enjoyable page turner which kept me gripped from beginning to end.
The plot is set around a fictional village in Cornwall where mysterious goings on start to threaten the lead characters safety as a former undercover cop hiding from bad guys. The title hints at the villages secrets which are around pagan beliefs and the tension racks up as Tom becomes a threat to the baddies plans.
I'm sure references such as The Wicker Man have been made and it also put me in mind of Hot Fuzz and the pub scene in American werewolf and at time I worried as I neared the end whether the scenes would stray over from tension to farce but in the end I felt the author navigated that tricky balancing act with skill and I look forward to reading what I hope will be a series.
The plot is set around a fictional village in Cornwall where mysterious goings on start to threaten the lead characters safety as a former undercover cop hiding from bad guys. The title hints at the villages secrets which are around pagan beliefs and the tension racks up as Tom becomes a threat to the baddies plans.
I'm sure references such as The Wicker Man have been made and it also put me in mind of Hot Fuzz and the pub scene in American werewolf and at time I worried as I neared the end whether the scenes would stray over from tension to farce but in the end I felt the author navigated that tricky balancing act with skill and I look forward to reading what I hope will be a series.