Anne Perry is adept at the novella form, managing to pack a lot of meaning into comparatively few words.  This story almost has the feeling of a folk tale, set in a place far from bustling London and concerning elemental events repeating themselves to fell purpose.  It is ideally suited to reading on a dark winter’s night, a story of storms, murders, doom and retribution.  To say more about the plot would spoil it, but it does seem to be setting the scene for a new plot strand.  Highly recommended for atmosphere and a rare ability to tell a tale in a few words.