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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.
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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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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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format: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.
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
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Phil Rickman's Merrily Watkins novels are The Archers meets Dennis Wheatley at MR James's house. They tick so many boxes. Rural escapism? Yep. Crime procedural? Yes. Supernatural chills? Naturally. Fascinating facts about, say, the Templars, or Celtic mythology or Elgar or cider or the metaphysical poets or the C of E's stance on exorcism? All present and correct. It's one of life's great mysteries why Phil Rickman isn't up there with Ian Rankin and Ken Follett in the bestseller lists. And why don't we see Merrily on the telly? Perfect Sunday evening viewing I would have thought. Move over Midsomer Murders. Anyway, as usual, another winner from Rickman.
30 of 32 people found the following review helpful
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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.
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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Gripping - with some irritating moments
This is my first experience of Phil Rickman's work, which was recommended by a friend. I was drawn to it when told it was all set in the Welsh border country, because I love this... Read more
Published 16 days ago by A. Dunlop
Complicated mystery
I love Merrily, Jane and Lol. This book needed much more in the way of explanations for the reader than the previous books in the series I have read. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Stephanie
More marvellous Merrily!
I just love these Merrily Watkins mysteries, a bit of everything thrown into the melting pot but somehow pulled together into a coherent whole. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Papillon
Brilliant
A female widowed deliverance vicar, her pagan teen age daughter & singer boyfriend, get involved with rural mysteries, Royal interest, politics, environmentalists, herbalists,... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Maria
Always a pleasure
I am never disappointed by Phil Rickman - another cracking tale of Merrily Watkins and the always mysterious Herefordshire countryside. Read more
Published 6 months ago by A. Gerrard
Knights Templar....and dark and sinister events....
A very dark subject, the Knights Templar...but fascinating in its interpretation and the connection with the Masons, etc. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Anna Biggs
A crime thriller with MR James and ghosts
Beautifully written by one of the UK's finest writers, I'm sure MR James is pleased to feature in this creepy, ghostly tale. And yet it's not just a simple ghost story. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Caitlin Sagan
Spooky Rickman
Lots of Templar references and M.R. James but an intriguing storyline with reintroduction of loved characters first introduced in the Wine of Angels. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Gloria Swansong
Prince Charles and the da Vinci code
Merrily Watson, church exorcist (deliverance minister,) is sent to investigate a haunting at a house on the Welsh border. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Roman Clodia
Quite a page turner.
I only bought this book because I live in the area in which the book is set and so thought it would be worth looking at, if only to recognise and enjoy the location. Read more
Published on 26 Sep 2009 by Robert Martin
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