To Dream of the Dead - Rilegato

Rickman, Phil

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 1847245781 ISBN 13: 9781847245786

Casa editrice: Quercus, 2008

Riassunto

The village of Ledwardine has never been flooded in living memory, but as the river continues to rise with December rains, within days it will be an island. Electricity has been cut and the church is serving as a temporary mortuary for two people who drowned. Only one man feels safe: an aggressively atheist author who has been moved?for his own safety?into a secluded house just outside the village. Meanwhile, archaeologists?assisted by Merrily Watkins’s teenage daughter, Jane?are at work unearthing an ancient row of standing stones that some people would prefer stay buried. The atheist’s temporary home is close to the site, and his young wife is becoming conspicuously agitated. Is it the fear of discovery? With the flood water washing up Church Lane towards the vicarage and the shop running out of cigarettes, it looks to be a cold and complex Christmas for Merrily Watkins.

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Phil Rickman manages to neatly reconcile the various strands of the plot to provide a satisfying dramatic conclusion, and characterization and dialogue are sharp and witty; the author provides a neat satire on village life in the 'new Cotswolds' - EuroCrime.co.uk. (EuroCrime.co.uk)

I thoroughly recommend both these books .... They would make a solid Christmassy read, appropriate to the season ... Rickman's work has a satisfying refusal to find easy answers or to take sides in spiritual debates. The destabilizing combination of death and religion is fascinatingly observed in this series. What T.S.Eliot did for Canterbury Cathedral, Rickman does for Hereford - Shotsmag on Fabric of Sin and To Dream of the Dead. (Shotsmag)

Merrily is a most original sleuth and an interesting, sparky woman of emotional and spiritual depth. Rickman is an excellent writer, terrific on atmosphere...The best so far - The Times (The Times)

L'autore:

Phil Rickman is the author of the Merrily Watkins Mystery series.

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• Editore: Quercus
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1847245781
• ISBN 13: 9781847245786
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 528