The Secrets of Pain
The eleventh gripping novel in the bestselling series from the master of the supernatural thriller
Published on 1. September 2011
592 pages
978-0-85789-474-8 (ISBN)
Description
With the framework of her own world beginning to crack, Merrily must venture into areas of mystery and menace; the secrets of the border's pagan past...
'Ancient history, violent deaths, feuds, intrigues and murder. A most original sleuth.' - The Times
'What I remember most was the sound of his breath. A hollow sound, as though he was drawing breath from somewhere else. Afterwards, he just said goodnight. I don't think he even remembered my name.'
Hereford is home to the elite warriors of the SAS. The place where their secrets are hidden . . . secrets that go well beyond pain and can wreck marriages and private lives. When Merrily Watkins loses a friend in the regiment, she's drawn into a place where no woman is welcome, to investigate profound mysteries linked to the area's brutal pagan past.
'Ancient history, violent deaths, feuds, intrigues and murder. A most original sleuth.' - The Times
'What I remember most was the sound of his breath. A hollow sound, as though he was drawing breath from somewhere else. Afterwards, he just said goodnight. I don't think he even remembered my name.'
Hereford is home to the elite warriors of the SAS. The place where their secrets are hidden . . . secrets that go well beyond pain and can wreck marriages and private lives. When Merrily Watkins loses a friend in the regiment, she's drawn into a place where no woman is welcome, to investigate profound mysteries linked to the area's brutal pagan past.
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
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Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Atlantic Books
File size
2,56 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-85789-474-8 (9780857894748)
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Phil Rickman
The Secrets of Pain
The eleventh gripping novel in the bestselling series from the master of the supernatural thriller
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07/2012
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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
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Dedication
- 1. White Hell
- Part One
- 2. Longships
- 3. Wet Cassock
- 4. Talk About Paris
- 5. Gangland
- 6. Exhaust
- 7. Old Evil
- 8. Neglect
- 9. Towards the Flames
- 10. Male Thing
- Part Two
- 11. Stable Doors
- 12. Act of Sacrifice
- 13. Killing Fields
- 14. Not Going
- 15. Dead Game
- 16. The Rule
- 17. Get the Drummer Killed
- 18. An Island in the Night
- Part Three
- 19. Icon
- 20. Who We Are
- 21. Liberal of the Old School
- 22. Ground To Air
- 23. Swab City
- 24. Demons
- 25. A Lovely Thing
- 26. Bergen
- 27. The Loser
- 28. Like the Poet
- 29. Impaler
- 30. Share
- 31. Blue Sparks
- Part Four
- 32. A Soul in Camouflage
- 33. Colleagues
- 34. Burned
- 35. Comper's Bling
- 36. The Having Done It
- 37. Loaded
- 38. The Energy of Sorrow
- 39. Seer Takes Fire
- 40. Magic Dragon
- 41. Pain
- 42. Don't Go There
- 43. Brazilian Decaff
- 44. From the Killing House
- 45. The Thorny Night
- 46. Crucible
- Part Five
- 47. Fizz
- 48. Aggressor
- 49. Spout
- 50. Girlie Returns
- 51. Criminal Damage
- 52. Grassed
- 53. Sideshow
- 54. Hell's Kitten
- 55. Cutting Edge
- 56. The Beast Within
- 57. Arena
- 58. Poultry Contest
- 59. Cheated
- 60. Cult
- 61. Passed Away
- 62. Blood Sugar
- 63. Syd's Candle
- 64. Control
- 65. The God of the Regiment
- Part Six
- 66. Anything You Want
- 67. Savage Ballet
- 68. Punching at Smoke
- 69. Law of the Hunt
- 70. Pot. Kettle. Black
- 71. Something Insane
- 72. Sham
- 73. Raven
- 74. Sleeper
- 75. Plug
- 76. Night of the Last Supper
- 77. Migraine Lights
- 78. The Wafer and the Moon
- Part Seven
- 79. No Fuss
- 80. Slasher
- 81. The Toxic Dilemma
- 82. Revelations
- Credits
