This is the first in a new series of Doctor Who books under the title "Time Trips". It features the Fourth Doctor landing on a golf course in 1978. In terms of chronology to the TV show this is during the short time the Fourth Doctor is travelling by himself, between The Deadly Assassin and The Face of Evil.
The story is essentially about a golf bunker which eats people. It's a bit silly but it kind of works. There's some of the best, most well-rounded characters I've ever seen in a short Who book given to us in Bryony and Patterson. They both seem very real and very Doctor Who-ish at the same time. Everything about this story is good except the basic fact that the monster is a golf bunker which eats people. It just doesn't quite feel like much of an epic story!
The style is brilliant, it really fits well with the Fourth Doctor and feels kind of Douglas Adams-esque. As much as I can kind of imagine it as a TV episode, this works brilliantly in the written form as it delves into the thoughts of the characters, including the Doctor. It's always a challenge to get into the mind of the Doctor and A.L. Kennedy does a good job by not going into too much depth.
All in all this is a great start to the new series and although the monster is good fun it is a little underwhelming. Great fun!