Agnes Bushell’s latest novel blossoms into kaleidoscope
But The Oracle Pool is anything but a classic mystery. The plot is non-linear, the living and dead commingle, and the characters are seekers of every stripe.
By William David Barry
Local review
Cover courtesy of Littoral Books
“His laugh carried. His voice carried. So early in the morning, and already he was assuming his back-of-the-bus role as Comedy Central Carian Correspondent (‘It’s Jack Swann here, reporting from ancient Caria, on this fifth day of pilgrimage in the exciting world of tumulus tombs, oracular caves and egg and dart moldings…’) and already Ruth was finding it annoying.”