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David Prestidge: Top five books of 2015

By DavidPrestidge

8 December, 2015

December is here. What does that mean? Boughs of holly? Decked halls? Mistletoe? Yule logs and chocolate decorations? Enough Christmas carols to give you ringing in the ears? Or… is it the time of year when all the Crime Fiction Lover reviewers write posts about…

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Friends of the Dusk by Phil Rickman

By DavidPrestidge

2 December, 2015

The Reverend Merrily Watkins – vicar of the Herefordshire village of Lentwardine – is a widow. Years ago, her philandering husband came off second-best in a collision with a motorway bridge. Now, Merrily’s ‘night job’ is to be the deliverance consultant (read exorcist) for the…

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First look: Friends of the Dusk by Phil Rickman

By DavidPrestidge

27 October, 2015

After being a very private pleasure for a small but devoted readership, the Merrily Watkins novels by Phil Rickman have become a hot property, with a highly regarded TV mini-series – Midwinter of the Spirit – putting the reverend lady on the screen for the…

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Gunpowder, plots and new crime books

By DavidPrestidge

22 October, 2015

On the Radar — In England, there’s an old children’s chant promising gunpowder, treason and plot for 5 November. Book publishers seem to have taken this to heart and have scheduled a veritable truckload of new crime releases for that date – Guy Fawkes Day. Treason…

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David Prestidge: Top five books of 2015

Friends of the Dusk by Phil Rickman

First look: Friends of the Dusk by Phil Rickman

Gunpowder, plots and new crime books

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