The Fever of the World (16) (Merrily Watkins Mysteries)

THE SIXTEENTH INSTALLMENT IN THE MERRILY WATKINS SERIES 'Merrily Watkins is the most singular of crime fiction protagonists... As ever [Rickman]'s supremely skillful at teasing out the menace that lies behind English folk customs and legends and weaving them into a compelling contemporary narrative.' Mail on Sunday''I called on Darkness-but before the word Was uttered, midnight darkness seemed to take All objects from my sight...' William Wordsworth England's most famous poet once thought of himself as a modern druid and found his deepest inspiration on the banks of the River Wye, where Celtic magic can still be found and an old darkness lingers. Now, as the world is at the mercy of the coronavirus pandemic, diocesan exorcist Merrily Watkins learns that the ghosts of the lower Wye Valley still need some attention...

Bernard Cornwell, praise for Merrily Watkins

"No one writes better of the shadow-frontier between the supernatural and the real world."

Times, praise for Merrily Watkins

"Ancient history, violent deaths, feuds, intrigues and murder. A most original sleuth."

Diana Gabaldon, praise for Merrily Watkins

"Phil Rickman is one of my all-time favourites. I love everything he's done."

Peter James, praise for Merrily Watkins

"Tight with atmosphere, thick with latent violence... Brilliantly eerie."

Spectator, praise for Merrily Watkins

"Compassionate, original and sharply contemporary, Rickman's crime series is one of the best around."

Andrew Taylor, praise for Merrily Watkins

"Complex, absorbing, fascinating."

Guardian, praise for Merrily Watkins

"Few writers blend the ancient and supernatural with the modern and criminal better than Rickman."

Elly Griffiths, praise for Merrily Watkins

"The layers, the characters, the humour, the spookiness - perfect."

Daily Mail, praise for Merrily Watkins

"First rate crime with demons that go bump in the night."

John Connolly, praise for Merrily Watkins

"Classic mysteries... [which] cleverly illuminate the darkest corners of our imaginations."

About the Author

Phil Rickman is the author of the Merrily Watkins Mystery series, which includes The Remains of an Altar, The Fabric of Sin, and To Dream of the Dead.

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