A school girl possessed by evil spirits and a savage murder; Merrily is once again drawn into the deadly tangle of deceit and mystery in rural Herefordshire... Lies, cover-ups, danger and the unexplainable. The pace is fast and plot twists await the reader around every corner. Even sceptics will shudder. - Publishers Weekly 'Black poles against the pale night . . . like a site laid out for a mass crucifixion.' A summer of oppressive heat in Herefordshire's hop-growing country, where the river flows as dark as beer. A converted kiln is the scene of a savage murder. When the local vicar refuses to deal with its aftermath, diocesan exorcist Merrily Watkins is sent out to a village with a past as twisted as the hop-bines which once enclosed it.
| ISBN: | 9780857890122 |
| Publication date: | 1st October 2011 |
| Author: | Phil Rickman |
| Publisher: | Corvus an imprint of Atlantic Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 560 pages |
| Series: | Merrily Watkins Series |
| Genres: |
Horror and Supernatural Fiction Crime and mystery: women sleuths Narrative theme: Sense of place Thriller and Suspense Occult fiction Crime and Mystery Literary Fiction |