Books by Phil Rickman

The first instalment in the Merrily Watkins series: The new vicar of Ledwardine is faced with unexpected hauntings and murderous traditions in her new 'cosy' parish...

The seventh instalment in the Merrily Watkins series: The Parish Priest must solve the mystery of a young boy's deathly fall from the Ludlow Castle ruins, and discovers a hidden obsession with the afterlife amongst the ancient streets...

The sixth instalment in the Merrily Watkins series: Hereford's Diocesan Exorcist must encounter a legacy of evil within the crumbling walls of an old hotel along with memories of murder...

The fifth instalment in the Merrily Watkins series: Merrily must unearth the mysteries of the decaying village of Underhowle, and tackle a particularly stubborn Detective Inspector who strays off course...

With the flood water washing up Church Lane towards the vicarage and the shop running out of cigarettes it looks like a cold and complex Christmas for Merrily Watkins in an ancient community forced to untangle its own history against the swirling uncertainty of the future.

In high summer, darkness descends on Elgar's England. Investigating a series of road accidents in the Malvern Hills, Merrily Watkins stumbles into a barbed tangle of alienation, murder... and a mystical obsession with the landscape.

A ninth chilling case for vicar and exorcist Merrily Watkins

Mysteröse EreignisseNach dem Tod ihres Mannes zieht Merrily Watkins mit ihrer Tochter in den kleinen Ort Ledwardine im Westen Englands, um die dortige Pfarrstelle zu übernehmen. Die ländliche Idylle wird jedoch bald gestört: Bei einer nächtlichen Feier ereignet sich ein skurriler Todesfall und ein Skandalautor will in der Kirche ein Stück über den Tod eines Geistlichen aufführen, der vor Urzeiten als Hexer verfolgt wurde. Kurz darauf werden Merrily und ihre Tochter im Pfarrhaus von düsteren Visionen heimgesucht. Und dann verschwindet plötzlich ein Mädchen ...

A medieval legend spawns an unhealthy cult... and a terrifying case for Merrily Watkins.

The fourteenth instalment in the Merrily Watkins series: The discovery of centuries old human bones; a haunted 12th century house; a medieval legend spawning a modern cult... Merrily must piece together a most insidious mystery.

An eerie novella for fans of the Merrily Watkins Mysteries. The Diocesan Exorcist for Hereford must reveal the haunting presence of Susan Lulham...

A seriously spooky supernatural thriller by the bestselling author of the Merrily Watkins series. This is a stay-up-all-night page-turner that will have you riveted.

The twelfth instalment in the Merrily Watkins series: When a man's body is discovered near the picturesque town of Hay-on-Wye, his death appears to be 'unnatural' in every sense. Merrily Watkins is drafted in to investigate.

A standalone supernatural thriller from the author of the chilling Merrily Watkins Mysteries. Candlenight explores the darker side of rural life in a remote Welsh mountain village, where primal fears and ancient longings haunt the present day.

The fourth instalment in the Merrily Watkins series: A school girl possessed by evil spirits and a savage murder; Merrily is once again drawn into the deadly tangle of deceit and mystery in rural Herefordshire...

The second instalment in the Merrily Watkins series: Merrily's new role as Diocesan Exorcist is not plain sailing, as signs of evil appear around the old city of Hereford...

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? And can fans of C.J. Sansom afford to miss Phil Rickman's stunning new series of historical crime thrillers?

The third instalment in the Merrily Watkins series: Single mother and Diocesan Exorcist Merrily Watkins must keep the peace in rural Hereford, quelling a modern witch hunt, and a killer with an old tradition to guard...