The cure of souls
By: Phil Rickman
Edition: Paperback edition.
Series: The Merrily Watkins series -- book 4
Publisher: Corvus, an imprint of Atlantic Books Ltd
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 546
ISBN-13: 9780857890122; 9780857890191
Subjects: Exorcism; Murder; Fiction; Romanies; Hops industry; Haunted places
Description: In Herefordshire's hop-growing country, where the river flows as dark as beer, a converted kiln is the scene of a savage murder. When the local vicar refuses to help its new owners cope with the aftermath, 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, the hesitant Merrily is drawn into a deadly tangle of deceit, corruption, and sexual menace as she uncovers the secrets of a village with a twisted past.
Notes: "First published in Great Britain in 2001 by Macmillan"--Title page verso.