The Cure of Souls by Phil Rickman
In Herefordshire's hop-growing country, a converted kiln is the scene of a savage murder. When the local vicar refuses to help its new owners cope with the aftermath, Merrily Watkins is sent in by the Bishop of Hereford to defuse the situation. Merrily, however, is already contending with a woman's claim that her daughter is possessed by evil. In both cases Merrily remains unconvinced, but nothing is ever quite what it seems. As she is drawn into a tangle of trickery, deceit, corruption and sexual menace, her hastily conducted exorcism produces unhappy results. With her career now on the line, she tries to uncover the secrets of Knight's Frome - a village concealing a twisted past as twisted as the bines on the hop-plants once surrounding it.Lies, cover-ups, danger and the unexplainableThe pace is fast and plot twists await the reader around every corner. Even sceptics will shudder.
* Publishers Weekly *A can't-put-it-downer. Magnificent in its evocation of the sinister countryside along the Welsh border.
-- Prof. Bernard Knight * Tangled Web *Highly-entertaining . . . delivered with a panache we have come to expect. * Crimetime *
Mysteries in the classic sense . . . cleverly combining the supernatural and criminal elements to illuminate the darkest corners of our imaginations.
* John Connolly *
Phil Rickman was born in Lancashire and lives on the Welsh border where he writes and presents the book programme Phil the Shelf on BBC Radio Wales. He is the acclaimed author of Dr Dee, The Bones of Avalon, Midwinter Spirit (now a major ITV series), the Merrily Watkins Mysteries and the John Dee papers. Visit his website at: www.philrickman.co.uk
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| ISBN 13 | 9780857890122 |
| ISBN 10 | 0857890123 |
| Title | The Cure of Souls |
| Author | Phil Rickman |
| Series | Merrily Watkins Series |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Atlantic Books |
| Year published | 2011-10-01 |
| Number of pages | 560 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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