Booklog 40/2020: Michelle Griep: The House at the End of the Moor

[jacey]

This is set in the Victorian era. Opera star Maggie Lee takes a house on the edge of Dartmoor in order to escape a politician who threatens to ruin her life. Oliver Ward has just escaped from Dartmoor prison, determined to prove his innocence, but there's a particularly violent prison guard following close behind. Maggie saves Oliver's life when she takes him in, but gets drawn into his quest for justice. Though the writing was smooth and competent, to be honest there were a few things that rankled. Firstly I would have avoided it completely if I'd realised it falls into the category of Christian fiction. Not generally my cup of tea at all, though that has no bearing on my three-star rating. Secondly, the story would never work without a huge dollop of coincidence, rather more than I favour. I quite enjoyed it, but there was nothing exceptional about it.

Review copy supplied by Netgalley.