Ruth's husband, Mark, has been found innocent but life in the city is no longer for them so they move to the countryside to the lush greenery that is "The Well". All appears to be idyllic, but gradually it stops raining everywhere else and "The Well" is the only place in the country where things will grow. People start arriving and even, in some cases, staying. The idyllic lifestyle that Ruth and Mark enjoyed is gradually turning into a nightmare for all concerned. 
 I like the idea for this book, it was interesting and it would have made a great novella; the behaviour of human beings in times of stress was well observed and used in a clever way. Unfortunately, there was not enough to this story for a full length novel and I considered it probably to be three times as long as it should have been. The fact that it was so much longer and more drawn out removed any sense of suspense and, to be honest, it was blindingly obvious from almost the beginning who the murderer was. 
 Towards the middle I started to find it really hard going and was in no rush to spend that extra few minutes getting a bit further along as I know there wouldn't really be very much happening in the next pages. I did enjoy the idea of it but it could have done with half of the extras edited out. I can't say I'd recommend it - ask someone what happens instead if you really want to know!