Phil Rickman - The Smile of a Ghost (EPUB)

Supernatural - Mystery - Horror EPUB



Review by Goodreads.com

Publisher: .Trafalgar Square
Publication Date: 11-30-2005
When the nephew of retired Detective Sergeant Andy Mumford dies in a fall from the ruins of a castle in the medieval town of Ludlow, he suspects foul play and enlists the aid of Merrily Watkins as two more deaths rock the village...

Amazon.com Review:
The border town of Ludlow has it all: exquisite medieval streets, an imposing ruined castle, a parish church the size of a cathedral and a weight of history and legend. Wealthy people, famous people, have come to Ludlow to live. A sad teenage boy comes here to die ... dramatically, at sunset, in a fall from the ruins. Accident or suicide? Either way, no great mystery. Or is there?

Robbie Walsh was the nephew of former Detective Sergeant Andy Mumford, newly - and reluctantly - retired from West Mercia CID. When Mumford's ailing mother becomes convinced she's still seeing her dead grandson in the old town, he brings in Merrily Watkins, parish priest, single mum and Deliverance consultant to the Diocese of Hereford. Is it dementia, delusion or something even more disturbing? Both scepticism and the dark underside of belief threaten Phil Rickman's engagingly open-minded heroine in this brilliantly structured, atmospheric thriller.

About the Author:
Phil Rickman is the author of the internationally-acclaimed novels featuring Merrily Watkins, rural diocesan exorcist, and a new series about the Elizabethan astrologer John Dee. His early horror novels were praised by Stephen King but - determined to avoid any hint of fantasy - he now concentrates on realistic crime with a subtle element of the paranormal. Phil is fascinated by ancient places, loves rock and folk music and, with guitarist and composer Allan Watson, writes songs for the CDs linked to his novels.
This is Merrily Watkins Series Book 07, inadvertantly left out of my Merrily Watkins Series torrent uploaded previously.