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by Phil Rickman (Author)
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  • Paperback: 576 pages
  • Publisher: Pan General Fiction; 4 edition (3 Oct 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0330484508
  • ISBN-13: 978-0330484503
  • Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 10.4 x 3.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 185,469 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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A disused church near a Welsh border hamlet has already been sold off by the Church when it's discovered that the new owners are 'pagans' who intend to use the building for their own rituals. The local rector, an extreme evangelical, is appalled and blames these inoffensive middle-class witches for infesting the whole community with evil ...even calling in the diocesan exorcist, Revd Merrily Watkins. An atmosphere of stifling menace develops - with the persecution of innocent people, false accusations, and the formation of a Christian vigilante group. As this cauldron of conflict threatens to boil over into serious violence, Merrily uses all the diplomacy she can muster. But, as the confrontation moves towards its climax at Candlemass, she is unaware of a personal threat against her from a deranged and violent man.


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A disused church near a Welsh border hamlet has already been sold off by the Church when it's discovered that the new owners are 'pagans' who intend to use the building for their own rituals. The local rector, an extreme evangelical, is appalled and blames these inoffensive middle-class witches for infesting the whole community with evil… even calling in the diocesan exorcist, Revd Merrily Watkins. An atmosphere of stifling menace develops - with the persecution of innocent people, false accusations, and the formation of a Christian vigilante group.

As this cauldron of conflict threatens to boil over into serious violence, Merrily uses all the diplomacy she can muster. But, as the confrontation moves towards its climax at Candlemass, she is unaware of a personal threat against her from a deranged and violent man.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A perfect combination of murder mystery and ghost story, 6 Jan 2002
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This review is from: A Crown of Lights (Hardcover)
A young Wiccan couple, newcomers to the mysterious area of the English/Welsh border, who want to reconsecrate a ruined church on their land in the name of the old pagan gods.
A fundamentalist local minister who is profoundly provoked by this, all the more as this church is one of five dedicated to St Michael, warrior against dragons.
A country solicitor who cannot seem to let his dead wife go.
And Old Hindwell, the small border community, holds quite a few more dark and unsettling secrets. In the midst of all this and with conflicts growing on all sides, the Rev. Merrily Watkins, 'diocesan deliverance consultant', finds herself not only in a situation where her own beliefs and loyalty to the church are seriously tested, but also on late-night trash TV to represent the Church against militant pagans. When she finds out the truth about the shadowy secrets of Old Hindwell's spiritual legacy, she puts her own life at risk.

'A Crown of Lights', the third in the 'Merrily Watkins'-series, is a brilliant blend of crime novel, supernatural suspense and murder mystery. The characters and the setting are so utterly real and believable that you seem to see and hear and smell and feel as your read, you are take right into the eerie athmosphere. A book "you live as well as you read", so while you're at it, take a few days off work, unhook the phone and find a baby-sitter! (and when you've finished, look forward to the sequel...).

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Just when you think you know your neighbors..., 19 Jan 2002
By Harold E. Means Jr. (Kansas City, MO) - See all my reviews
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Rickman rocks; he delivers with yet another exciting thriller. In the third Merrily Watkins
installment,he really keeps you guessing. You feel
the tension build and you want more. Some of those quaint little towns hold nasty little secrets. By all means, do not miss. It's a ride
you won't soon forget!
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars All hail Merrily!, 13 Sep 2002
Of course Merrily isn't a good detective. She's a priest (and a damn good one at that.) I really enjoyed the latest Merrily Watkins book, I've now read them all and I've come to think of the recurring characters a little like old friends (kinda like Stephen Kings Castle Rock stories) and it was good to catch up with Merrily, Jane and 'Irene' again. I love pagan/christian aspect of this book and the way that Rickman takes issues that are bubbling away in real life and then finds a situation that exagerates them and turn it into a total believable thriller/ghost/mystery story, packed full of believable characters and this series just keeps getting better and better. It's also a joy to find a bloke that can actually create and write realistic female characters across an age range. As far as I'm concerned, Rickman's work just keeps getting better. I managed to read this book in a day and a half and I enjoyed every single word of it. Highly recommended.
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5.0 out of 5 stars a crown of lights
I bought this book for my mum and she loved it! all i can say is that it was in great condition when it arrived because i haven't read it yet!!
Published 6 months ago by Becca

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At some point the snake-handling, talking-in-tongues, jitter-bugging Christian militia across the pond are going to fix their sights firmly on Phil Rickman and have a good ole... Read more
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Could not put this one down! I've been reading Rickman's work for a decade, and CROWN is the best yet. Plot, characterization and style- not one foot put wrong. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Rickman at his best
Phil Rickman just gets better and better and the Merrily books are his finest work yet. I look forward to each release as it is like visiting old friends. Read more
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