THE FINAL NOVEL IN THE BELOVED MERRILY WATKINS SERIES**_____________________'Brilliantly eerie'** PETER JAMES'A most original sleuth' THE TIMES'The layers, the characters, the humour, the spookiness - perfect' ELLY GRIFFITHS'No one writes better of the shadow-frontier between the supernatural and the real world' BERNARD CORNWELL_____________________

Religious strife, Glastonbury legends, the bones of King Arthur and the curse of the Tudors... can astrologer John Dee help the young Queen Elizabeth to avoid it?It is 1560, and Elizabeth Tudor has been on the throne for a year. Dr John Dee, at 32 already acclaimed throughout Europe, is her astrologer and consultant in the hidden arts... a controversial appointment in these days of superstition and religious strife.Now the mild, bookish Dee has been sent to...

The Cure of SoulsWhen the local vicar refuses to help his parishioners in the aftermath of a savage murder, Diocesan Exorcist Merrily Watkins is sent in by the bishop. Already involved in the case of a schoolgirl whose mother thinks she's possessed by evil, Merrily is drawn into a deadly tangle of deceit as she uncovers the twisted secrets of the village's past.The Lamp of the WickedA serial killer is on the loose in the small village...

A thrilling collection starring the intriguing Merrily Watkins - late thirties, single mum, and diocesan exorcistThe Cure of SoulsWhen the local vicar refuses to help his parishioners in the aftermath of a savage murder, diocesan exorcist Merrily Watkins is sent in by the bishop. Already involved in the case of a schoolgirl whose mother thinks she's possessed by evil, Merrily is drawn into a deadly tangle of deceit as she uncovers the twisted secre...

The first unputdownable suspense novel in the bestselling Merrily Watkins series_________________________'Few writers blend the ancient and supernatural with the modern and criminal better than Rickman' GUARDIAN'A most original sleuth' THE TIMES'Brilliantly eerie' PETER JAMES___________________________The Merrily Watkins series will have you hooked. Join Merrily in her c...

A supernatural thriller from the author of the chilling Merrily Watkins Mysteries.For Bethan, a schoolteacher, the old superstitions woven into the social fabric of her West Wales village are primitive and distasteful, which is why she's pleased to welcome the sophisticated newcomers: London journalist Giles Freeman and his wife Claire. Surely they'll let in some fresh air?But the Freemans are keen to absorb this different culture, a whole new way of life, ...

A standalone supernatural thriller from the author of the chilling Merrily Watkins Mysteries.December has the shortest days, the darkest nights... In the ruins of a medieval abbey on the Welsh Border, four young musicians start work on an album influenced by the site's bloody history. It's December 1980 - the night John Lennon will be murdered in New York. And there'll be more horror before the sun rises and the session tapes are burned. Or are they?Years l...

A standalone supernatural thriller from the author of the chilling Merrily Watkins Mysteries.For four hundred years, the curfew bell has tolled nightly from the church tower of the small country town, Crybbe's only defence against the evil rising unbidden in its haunted streets.Radio reporter Fay Morrison came to Crybbe because she had no choice. Millionaire music tycoon Max Goff came because there was nothing left to conquer, except the power of the spirit...

A standalone supernatural thriller from the author of the chilling Merrily Watkins MysteriesGlastonbury, legendary resting place of the Holy Grail, is a mysterious and haunting town. But when plump, dizzy Diane Ffitch returns home, it's with a sense of deep unease - and not only about her aristocratic family's reaction to her broken engagement and her New Age companions.Plans for a new motorway have intensified the old bitterness between the local people an...

A PHIL RICKMAN STANDALONE NOVELA supernatural thriller from the author of the chilling Merrily Watkins Mysteries.Though dead for two millennia, he remains perfectly preserved in black peat. The Man in the Moss is one of the most fascinating finds of the century.But, for the isolated Pennine community of Bridelow, his removal is a sinister sign. A danger to the ancient spiritual tradition maintained, curiously, by th...

The Prayer of the Night ShepherdA crumbling hotel on the border of England and Wales. A suggestion of inherited evil, a strange love affair... and the long-disputed origins of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Hound of the Baskervilles. Young Jane Watkins is fascinated, but her mother, Merrily, Diocesan Exorcist, can soon see the sinister side. Especially when blood appears in the fresh snow.The Smile of a GhostIn the affluent, hi...

Grimly sinister. Written with blood-curdling aplomb. - Sunday TelegraphLeo Defford doesn't believe in ghosts. But, as the head of an independent production company, he does believe in high-impact TV.Defford hires journalist Grayle Underhill to research the history of Knap Hall, a one-time Tudor farmhouse that became the ultimate luxury guest house... until tragedy put it back on the market. Its recent history isn't conducive to a quick sale, but De...