All of a Winter's Night
The fourteenth gripping novel in the bestselling series from the master of the supernatural thriller
Published on 5. January 2017
496 pages
978-1-78239-699-4 (ISBN)
Description
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
IN THE DARK HEART OF THE COUNTRYSIDE...
When Aidan Lloyd's bleak funeral is followed by a nocturnal ritual in the fog, it becomes all too clear that Aidan, son of a wealthy farmer, will not be resting in peace.
Aidan's hidden history has reignited an old feud, and a rural tradition begins to display its sinister side.
It's already a fraught time for Merrily Watkins, her future threatened by a bishop committed to restricting her role as diocesan exorcist for Hereford. Suddenly there are events she can't talk about as she and her daughter Jane find themselves potentially on the wrong side of the law.
In the city of Hereford, DI Frannie Bliss, investigating a shooting, must confront the apparent growth of organised crime, also contaminating the countryside.
On the Welsh border, the old ways are at war with the modern world. As the days shorten and the fog gives way to ice and snow, a savage killing draws Merrily Watkins into a conflict centred on one of Britain's most famous medieval churches, its walls laden with ancient symbolism.
IN THE DARK HEART OF THE COUNTRYSIDE...
When Aidan Lloyd's bleak funeral is followed by a nocturnal ritual in the fog, it becomes all too clear that Aidan, son of a wealthy farmer, will not be resting in peace.
Aidan's hidden history has reignited an old feud, and a rural tradition begins to display its sinister side.
It's already a fraught time for Merrily Watkins, her future threatened by a bishop committed to restricting her role as diocesan exorcist for Hereford. Suddenly there are events she can't talk about as she and her daughter Jane find themselves potentially on the wrong side of the law.
In the city of Hereford, DI Frannie Bliss, investigating a shooting, must confront the apparent growth of organised crime, also contaminating the countryside.
On the Welsh border, the old ways are at war with the modern world. As the days shorten and the fog gives way to ice and snow, a savage killing draws Merrily Watkins into a conflict centred on one of Britain's most famous medieval churches, its walls laden with ancient symbolism.
Reviews / Votes
No-one writes better of the shadow-frontier between the supernatural and the real world. * Bernard Cornwell, praise for Merrily Watkins * Ancient history, violent deaths, feuds, intrigues and murder. A most original sleuth. * The Times, praise for Merrily Watkins * Phil Rickman is one of my all-time favourites. I love everything he's done. * Diana Gabaldon, praise for Merrily Watkins * [Rickman] is supremely skilful... a compelling contemporary narrative. * Mail on Sunday, praise for Merrily Watkins * Tight with atmosphere, thick with latent violence... Brilliantly eerie. * Peter James, praise for Merrily Watkins * Compassionate, original and sharply contemporary, Rickman's crime series is one of the best around. * Spectator, praise for Merrily Watkins * Complex, absorbing, fascinating... * Andrew Taylor, praise for Merrily Watkins * Few writers blend the ancient and supernatural with the modern and criminal better than Rickman. * Guardian, praise for Merrily Watkins * The layers, the characters, the humour, the spookiness - perfect. * Elly Griffiths, praise for Merrily Watkins * First rate crime with demons that go bump in the night. * Daily Mail, praise for Merrily Watkins * Classic mysteries... [which] cleverly illuminate the darkest corners of our imaginations. * John Connolly, praise for Merrily Watkins * Engrossing and beautifully dark... a cracking good read ensues. * Jo Brand, praise for Merrily Watkins *More details
Series
Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Atlantic Books
File size
2,41 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-78239-699-4 (9781782396994)
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Phil Rickman
All of a Winter's Night
The fourteenth gripping novel in the bestselling series from the master of the supernatural thriller
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11/2017
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Phil Rickman lives on the Welsh border where he writes and presents the book programme Phil the Shelf on BBC Radio Wales. He is the hugely popular author of the Merrily Watkins series and the John Dee papers.
Content
- Cover
- Title Page
- Contents
- All of a Winter's Night
- Part One
- 1. The dead of Ledwardine
- 2. Cold air
- 3. Trespass
- 4. No visible light
- Part Two
- 5. No justice
- 6. Many of us
- 7. Cut sideways
- 8. Zapping the cat
- 9. No mates
- 10. Wrongness
- 11. Crow-people
- 12. Having a laugh
- 13. Best year
- 14. Initiation
- 15. Space to settle
- 16. Turn her head away
- Part Three
- 17. A dot on the map
- 18. Lucky day
- 19. Wild West
- 20. Grave goods
- 21. Latchkey kid
- 22. Confessional
- 23. Inhale the darkness
- 24. Big farming
- Part Four
- 25. Looking at dead police
- 26. Nothing set in stone
- 27. Being friendly
- 28. Severe stomach wound
- 29. Safe ground
- 30. Shopped
- 31. An oven
- 32. First brick
- 33. Nice suit
- 34. Concrete
- 35. Catching murderers
- 36. Man of Leaves
- 37. Engage
- 38. Each of our dyings
- Part Five
- 39. Tent over the sundial
- 40. This side of the Second Coming
- 41. In memory of me
- 42. Trust
- 43. Favours past
- 44. Hatched
- 45. Talking to the help
- 46. Forlorn
- 47. Go figure
- 48. A line
- 49. Made up
- 50. Tarot
- 51. Anybody but God
- 52. Turning over the death card
- 53. Tingle
- 54. Small favours
- 55. Awakening
- 56. Intentional suffering
- 57. The fool
- 58. The man he was
- 59. Hereford's finest
- 60. Things that move
- 61. Hassma
- 62. Fairy tales
- 63. Lamping
- Part Six
- 64. The best is yet to come
- 65. Evening work
- 66. Complicating the ministry
- 67. Harbinger
- 68. Foliate face
- 69. What we are
- 70. Out of it
- 71. Oaf
- Credits and background
- Also by Phil Rickman
- Copyright
