The Last Hours is a change in direction for Minette Walters as she moves into historical fiction.
The book is set in England in 1348 as the Black Death sweeps through Dorsetshire resulting in thousands of people dying.
One small estate, Develish, survives due to the actions of Lady Anne.
The book details the issues that the inhabitants of this estate face both internally and externally as they battle for their lives and futures.
This is the first book that I have read by Minette Walters and I found it very well written with the story moving along very nicely. The only issue is that I found it came to a conclusion suddenly and rather rapidly when it could have been played out in line with the pace of the rest of the book.
The book is set in England in 1348 as the Black Death sweeps through Dorsetshire resulting in thousands of people dying.
One small estate, Develish, survives due to the actions of Lady Anne.
The book details the issues that the inhabitants of this estate face both internally and externally as they battle for their lives and futures.
This is the first book that I have read by Minette Walters and I found it very well written with the story moving along very nicely. The only issue is that I found it came to a conclusion suddenly and rather rapidly when it could have been played out in line with the pace of the rest of the book.