The year is 1533. Nesta Davies has journeyed from Oxford to the small village of Hollyhill to care for her son’s ailing wife.
Shortly after she arrives, an old woman dies in mysterious circumstances. Before the villagers have time to recover from this shock, a young mother is lured to the stream and pushed in, only Nesta’s quick intervention prevents another murder.
Nesta, like the murdered old woman, is a midwife. As she travels to various households, she begins to unravel the truth behind these strange and seemingly unconnected events.
The appeal of Historical crime fiction is easy to understand. Set in a time before detection had modern aids such as fingerprints, DNA or even the telephone, the historical sleuth must instead rely on his or her own instincts to discover the truth.
Fans of the genre will enjoy Snares and Nets, which has well drawn characters and an intriguing mystery at its heart.
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