last rites

by Alistair Lavers

last rites is the final book in the first series of the Whitborough Novels. A supernatural comedy book series based in North Yorkshire. It covers the events leading to the re-internment of a cursed treasure in the midst of the construction of a new Druid stone circle. There are many different groups of characters involved, following very different agendas, all attempting to complete their work with the least amount of interference. None of the protagonists are ever really aware of just how many other interested parties are watching them as they go about their business.

130 pages, Paperback

Published April 28, 2022

Reviews

[DarkStar's Book Cavern · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this, it wasn’t some epic quest and a constant go, go, go of the plot, this was in one word simply fun. I laughed numerous times. Although it is the most recent book in a series, the series is loose so you can read them as standalones as I did with this one, however I did feel like I had stumbled into the party at the end without the utter carnage which was alluded to which had happened in previous books. Which is why I’m going to start at book one. I read this in a day and had a lot of fun, if you like the sound of spending time partying with drunk druids in a wood on the Yorkshire Coast, throw in some cursed treasure and the demons guarding it, a Satanic cult, bumbling police, a Sorceress that takes no crap, a werewolf that keeps trying to go to the doctors and three witches who happily run on gin, vodka, cake and eyeing up the druids and you have a truly fun mixture that is a pure joy to read. I found this on the author's stall at the Bizarre Bazaar at Whitby Gothic Weekend in October.

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