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Friends of the Dusk
Friends of the Dusk | Phil Rickman
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The Merrily Watkins series will have you hooked. Join Merrily in her chilling tales of murder, mystery and intrigue. When Autumn storms blast Hereford, centuries-old human bones are found amongst the roots of a tree blown down on the city's Castle Green. But why have they been stolen? At the nearby Cathedral, another storm is building around a new, modernising bishop who believes that if the Church is to survive it must phase out irrelevant archaic practices. Not good news for Merrily Watkins, consultant on the paranormal or, as it used to be known, Diocesan Exorcist. Especially as she's now presented with the job at its most medieval. In the moody countryside on the edge of Wales, a rambling 12th-century house is thought to be haunted. Although its new owners don't believe in ghosts, they do believe in spiritual darkness and the need for exorcism. But their approach to Merrily is oblique and guarded. No-one can be told - least of all, the new bishop. Merrily's discovery of the house's links with the medieval legend of a man who resisted mortality threatens to expose the hidden history of a more modern cult and its trail of insidious abuse. A trail that may not be closed. THE FOURTEENTH INSTALMENT IN THE MERRILY WATKINS SERIES
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A new bishop at the Cathedral sees Merrily's work in 'Deliverance' (aka exorcism) at risk. Meanwhile she is asked to take on a case of strange activity at a 12th century house on the border between Wales & England. The new owners have been seeing & hearing weird shadows & noises, but when Merrily goes to see them, she has the feeling they are holding something crucial back. Good news - Lol is finally back. Bad news - so is Jane.

OutsmartYourShelf Elsewhere, police detective Frannie Bliss is called in when storm damage unearths a skeleton.

Another long & mostly slow plot that somehow manages to keep me interested enough to keep reading. I don't know how Phil Rickman does it, I really don't. Merrily was bearable enough in this one, & the plot strand about the possible haunting was quite interesting. Can't say the same about Bliss & his boring relationship with boss, Annie Howe.
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OutsmartYourShelf Also, I find Jane very trying to read about. If I were boyfriend Eirion, I'd have dumped her months ago. Mind you, Merrily is almost as bad sometimes with Lol. Just take 10 mins to talk to the man!

Overall, interesting enough but some characters make you want to commit a literary murder yourself. 3.5🌟

Full Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1289487542
Read 14th -16th Oct 2024
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#JuneBookBugs #day8 #Dusk I'm catching up on yesterday's prompts,last night was a hella bad pain flareup, worst in months.This is the 13th book in the Merrily Watkins series by Rickman,about a female Reverend in the Anglican Church who is also the parish "Deliverance Minister" aka exorcist.Rickman has a talent for writing classic British ghost stories, they're creepy,atmospheric & definitely chilling. One of my favourite paranormal mystery series.

Cinfhen Hope you have an easy weekend ~ feel better 😘 7y
Lizpixie Thank you @Cinfhen I'm feeling much better tonight, doc broke out the big gun pain meds thank god. I'm home alone the whole long weekend, hubby & daughter have gone to his sisters property, so I'm planning lots of reading, music & resting in my hella comfy bed! #booknerdfantasyweekend 7y
Cinfhen Sounds like a plan! Enjoy 😊 7y
LeahBergen 💗💗 7y
Dragon I hope you're feeling better 💐 7y
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