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by Phil Rickman (Author)
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  • Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Quercus Publishing Plc (7 May 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1847243959
  • ISBN-13: 978-1847243959
  • Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 11 x 4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
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Compassionate, original and sharply contemporary. Rickman's crime series is one of the best around - Spectator. First rate. A passionate, flawed modern woman, every bit as concerned with the intricacies of crime as with demons that go bump in the night - Daily Mail. 'I thoroughly recommend both these books - They would make a solid Christmassy read, appropriate to the season - Rickman's work has a satisfying refusal to find easy answers or to take sides in spiritual debates. The destabilizing combination of death and religion is fascinatingly observed in this series. What T.S.Eliot did for Canterbury Cathedral, Rickman does for Hereford - Shotsmag on Fabric of Sin and To Dream of the Dead.

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First rate. A passionate, flawed woman...as concerned with the intricacies of crime as with demons that go bump in the night

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19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Horror with a difference, 11 Sep 2007
By Damaskcat (UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Fabric of Sin (Merrily Watkins Mysteries) (Hardcover)
I've read all the Merrily Watkins series and thoroughly enjoyed all of them. This one is no exception. Merrily is asked to find out what is going on when a builder announces he is giving up a lucrative contract to restore an old house for a powerful organisation. At first it seems as though there could just be someone a little unbalanced with a vivid imagination and a knowledge of M R James ghost stories at work. But a murder and apparent suicide soon makes it clear to Merrily that there is a lot more at stake. She is warned from several directions to stay away and starts to wonder if she can trust anyone including herself. Aided by her daughter Jane and lover Lol, she eventually solves at least some of the problems in Garwood, only to find that not all problems from the past can be neatly labelled and put away.
If you enjoy something a bit different from run of the mill horror or crime then try this for well rounded and interesting characters and enthralling historical background.
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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Thrilling reading!!, 19 Sep 2007
By C. A. Dewhurst "crow1916" (UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Fabric of Sin (Merrily Watkins Mysteries) (Hardcover)
If you like to held on the end of every page, learn something that you hadn't realised before about everyday things (the Prince of Wales, the Welsh Border),feel empathy and concern for characters who are 'realer' than your average crime or thriller novel then Rickman is for you!!
This new Merrily Watkins book captures all the excitement and mystery of the other novels (read them!) and takes the characters you end up loving on a new journey into themselevs and the mysteries of the countryside and the people who live there. It seems to develop seamlessly, with a building atmosphere of suspense and danger, into a gripping and intriguing ending. Brilliant!!! Write some more Mr Rickman!!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Seamless addition to a masterly series, 16 Dec 2007
By J. Whitbourn "JAW" (Surrey, England.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Fabric of Sin (Merrily Watkins Mysteries) (Hardcover)
A classic series - something that will live on beyond our time - is unfolding before us. Merrily Watkins may be 'only' a literary' creation of Mr Rickman's mind, but she seems more like real-life flesh and blood to me. Not only that, but Rickman (or Merrily...) is dealing with 'big issues' here: theology, philosophy, the nature of human interaction with this imperfect world - all included organically within an fantastic story. In short, I unreservedly recommended this book - and all its suberb predecessors.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, very enjoyable
I bought this book as a gift for a family member. They throughly enjoyed this book, as most of his other books. Another gift success pour moi! :)
Published 2 months ago by elle

5.0 out of 5 stars phil rickman
I bought this book for my mum and she loved it! I haven't read it so i don't know but from what my mum says it's a great book.
Published 2 months ago by Becca

5.0 out of 5 stars Does What It Says On The Tin
Just to add to the other glowing revues, this is a Rickman classic. Well written, interesting and informative with a pace that makes it a real page turner. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Readalot

5.0 out of 5 stars Back on Track
I have long been a huge fan of Phil Rickman and followed the Merrily Watkins series avidly. After reading the last couple of outings I had begun to think he had lost his way a... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Celtia

3.0 out of 5 stars Not one of the better Merrily Watkins mysteries
Merrily Watkins, the main character in this book, is the diocesan exorcist for the Anglican diocese of Hereford and Worcester. Read more
Published 9 months ago by J. Bowen

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic reading...
This is the fourth of the Merrily Watkins series I've read and I'm going to get the rest and read them in order.

It is absolutely brilliant, a page turner. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Kitty C

5.0 out of 5 stars Rickman is a genius
Phil Rickman has created a unique genre in his Merrily Watkins stories. They have features of other genres such as horror, supernatural, whodunnit, psyco-geographic, but the whole... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Mr. D. A. Prestidge

5.0 out of 5 stars Another minor masterpiece
The series of Ledwardine stories continues to unfold, and the cast of characters grow and mature. Jane is leaving childhood behind, and Merrily and Lol's relationship develops. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Polly Potter

5.0 out of 5 stars What a pity...
...that we have to wait a whole year for the next one in the series.
The drawback with such an addictive series is that, sooner or later, the author will move on... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Beau Nidle

5.0 out of 5 stars History Comes Alive!
If someone like Phil Rickman had been my history teacher in high school, I probably would have got better grades and an earlier interest in what may be the most fascinating... Read more
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