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The Lamp of the Wicked [Audiobook] (Audio Cassette)

by Phil Rickman (Author), Emma Powell (Narrator)

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Audio Cassette
Publisher: Ulverscroft Large Print (January 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0753135930
ISBN-13: 978-0753135938

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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Electricity pylons now mark the old Roman road from Gloucester to Monmouth. Midway along it is the unlovely village of Underhowle, confronting a new prosperity.... but also home to a man the police have identified as the killer of several young women. But for the local exorcist, Rev. Merrily Watkins, this truth might never have emerged-but is that the whole truth? For, as the police hunt for more bodies, Merrily is increasingly worried that the detective in charge might have become blinkered by ambition. Meanwhile, Merrily has more personal problems: like the anonymous phone calls.... the candles and incense left burning in her church.... not to mention the alleged angelic visitations on which many will heap scorn. It is her musician boyfriend Lol who follows an unexpected path into the mind of the confessed murderer, while Merrily herself must quell revulsion in scrubbing away the psychic stain left by a dead monster. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Another winner, Jun 20 2004

By	Chez "eshem" (Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Lamp Of The Wicked: A Merrily Watkins Mystery (Hardcover)

I've read all of Phil Rickman's previous novels, and this is yet another winner. Rickman has perfected the art of creating characters that become 'real' enough to care about - and his best creation to date is the smoking, slightly confused but always sincere female minister, Merrily Watkins.

This story is made all the more interesting because it addresses some of the pressing but as yet officially unrecognised problems of today's society, such as the mental and physical effects of living in close proximity to high powered electricity lines and telephone towers. The electrical hypersensitivity suffered by one of the characters and his subsequent actions are frighteningly close to home. I've suddenly become aware of how many telephone towers surround us - and lo and behold - I've actually seen them on church steeples!

The inclusion of the horrific real life monsters Fred and Rose West adds another chilling dimension to the story. An unsettling mystery thriller and a cracking good story.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Serial killers & the supernatural - what more could you want, Nov 6 2003

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This review is from: The Lamp Of The Wicked: A Merrily Watkins Mystery (Hardcover)

Over the years, I have gotten used to the fall off of quality as series stretched out. In this, Phil Rickman has proven himself to be a delightful change of pace in this "rule".

This is, imo, the best Merrily Watkins book yet with a clever blend of real life serial killers and the supernatural. As for Merrily, Rickman continues to allow the character to grow.

I'm glad the US market has finally wised up and made the acquisition of Rickman's books easier on us. For years, I've had to rely on British book dealers to feed my hunger at very steep prices for mass masrket paperbacks. It's nice to see RIckman finally getting the notice that he should here on this side of the pond.

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