- Hardcover: 544 pages
- Publisher: Macmillan; Ill edition (2 April 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0333908066
- ISBN-13: 978-0333908068
- Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 15.4 x 4.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 220,996 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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In a Victorian mansion-turned-hotel, Ben Foley hosts unprofitable murder mystery weekends and strives to prove that his hotel is the house on which Sir Arthur Conan Doyle based his famous Baskerville Hall. Foley's dabbling uncovers more than he can handle.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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Unreservedly recommended,
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This review is from: The Prayer of the Night Shepherd (Merrily Watkins Mysteries) (Hardcover)
The now 6 book Merrily Watkins series is a major literary achievement andfeat of sustained imagination.Not just Ms Watkins but the whole solarsystem of characters in orbit around her are living, breathing creations;producing the impression that an actual encounter with them is only adrive to Hereford ( in England - the stories' setting ) away. Aside from sheer literary quality,there is something for both the crimeand horror/supernatural fan here, the two genres seamlessly blending intoeach other. Rickman has the ability to induce unease and even fear atwill, often when you are least expecting it - and, thankfully, withoutrecourse to lazy gore. Not only that, but there is serious intent inthese books, alongside the desire to entertain and unsettle. Matterstheological are introduced without strain upon the unfolding plot, leavingthe reader with matters to ponder long after the book is put down. In short, the Merilly Watkins series is not only 6 fantastic reads butalso the nearest thing around to a supernatural experience on demand,delivered to the privacy of of your own home. I unreservedly recommendthem all.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Black Eyed Dog - He Called At My Door,
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This review is from: The Prayer of the Night Shepherd (Merrily Watkins Mysteries) (Hardcover)
One of the principal rules of ensuring a long running genre series retains its stamina and mass appeal is knowing the precise moment to change the dynamic. Avoidance of this fact inevitably results in character stagnation, plot repetition and eventual banishment to the twilight zone of a publishers back catalogue. Thankfully Rickman is a canny enough writer to realise Merrily can't go tilting at windmills (or haunted Hop Kilns)in every book and in `The Prayer of the Night Shepherd' he wisely reins in the supernatural elements of previous novels and gives his characters breathing space to evolve. Not to say that Rickman has stripped the novel of all things that go-bump-in-the-night. Far from it, but there is a more subtle sleight-of-hand approach to the unquiet dead this time around, allowing the focus of the story to develop into a stylish who-done-it mystery that would do credit to Sherlock Holmes whose creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle features prominently in the story line.The central thrust of the plot concerns the legend of a `Black Dog' whose unwelcome appearance foretells of a death in a local family and is attributed to be the inspiration for `The Hound of the Baskervilles'. Meanwhile Merrily is becoming the focal point of alleged miracle working when a woman claims to have been cured of cancer at a meditation and prayer session. Another disturbing plot strand involves children who kill - and it's here that Lol Robinson finally emerges from the shadows of Merrily's cassock to show his true mettle. These stories and other curious tales wind around each other like a nest of hissing serpents - and as you would expect there is a twist of Chubby Checker proportions at the finale. Another excellent book from Phil Rickman in the Merrily Watkin's Deliverance Procedurals.
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A Borderland Delight,
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This review is from: The Prayer of the Night Shepherd (Merrily Watkins Mysteries) (Hardcover)
After the first few pages, I thought I wasn't going to like this book and in one way, I was right - I didn't like it, I loved it! The characters, the places and the general atmosphere are wonderfully captured but it's not an altogether easy book to classify. There are mysterious elements, a good sized dose of the supernatural and a whole pile of human drama and yet the book does not easily fit into any one genre. The border country between Wales and England - the old Marches - is an area I know well, I often work there, and its fascinating folklore is turned to brilliantly innovative use. I have no doubt that I will soon be completely addicted to the exploits of the regular characters.
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