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Ein dunkler Gesang (2006)

von Phil Rickman

Reihen: Merrily Watkins (8)

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Merrily Watkins, parish priest, single mum and Deliverance Consultant to the Diocese of Hereford, heads for the Malvern Hills to investigate an alleged paranormal dimension to a spate of road accidents in the sleepy village of Wychehill.

Merrily is called in when two people are killed in a head-on crash that is also linked to the revamped local pub which, it seems, has injected the valley with a shattering, strobing surge of inner-city nightlife ... and drugs. When a dealer is found savagely murdered below the great earthen hillfort of Herefordshire Beacon, police ask: is it a ritual killing, a gangland disposal or a cry of outrage?

As Merrily and the police follow separate paths towards the truth, Merrily's teenage daughter, Jane, faces the consequences of her own obsession with a possibly prehistoric site in their home village of Ledwardine. Until, on a night of frenzied violence, in a place at the centre of an ancient, universal mystery, the final, shocking connections are made.

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Esta es una obra entretenida que es difícil encuadrar dentro de un genero determinado. Por una parte incluye elementos de novela policíaca, por otra referencias sobrenaturales ya que la protagonista de la misma es una pastora protestante especialista en exorcismos. En esta ocasión, Merrily Watkins se tiene que enfrentar a una 'aparición' que parece haber causado algunos accidentes de trafico. Para esclarecer la situación el autor introduce diferentes personajes, todos habitantes de una zona rural, y une este 'misterio' con los descubrimientos que la hija de Merrily, una adolescente, hace sobre la historia local y su geología. Una novela curiosa y entretenida, leeré mas de la serie. ( )
  alalba | Dec 27, 2012 |
WARNING: This review contains spoilers.

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I have to say that I was somewhat disappointed with this book. I think a series whose protagonist is a female exorcist should have SOME kind of actual creepy paranormal encounter. Perhaps I am too heavily influenced by Stephen King (the few books of his I've read; here I am thinking specifically of an event toward the end of The Dark Half), or perhaps I was misled by the cover drawing, which is of a rather creepy, Whomping Willow-ish tree.

In any case, the plot is this: the vicar, Merrily Watkins, is called in to the town of Wychehill to investigate a series of road accidents that may or may not have an occult cause. Then somehow she is embroiled in a whole whack of complicated events: a composer obsessed with Edward Elgar, a ley line that is about to be bulldozed into oblivion to make way for a subdivision of luxury executive homes, and a noisy new pub where the locals suspect drug dealing and other illicit activities take place. Rather a lot for one C of E priest to handle.

So you'd think with all this action, the story would be an exciting one. Well, not so much, at least not for me. I'm not fond of stories that take 64 pages to set up the main plot, or where characters are saddled with ridiculous names, such as "Merrily" and "Lol". In terms of the writing style, I also found the author's use of similes to be rather excessive, especially his food-related similes wherein he would liken landscape features to cakes on hot-plates, bacon, or butter. Perhaps he writes when he's hungry?

Even with a sluggish pace and characters I didn't really care about, I still felt duty-bound to see it through to the end, which wasn't quite up to snuff either. A twist, but a pat twist, if you like. And I may not have been paying that much attention (this was a bus book), but I'm not entirely sure how Merrily and/or Syd Spicer figured out the identity of the murderer. It was rather convoluted.

Speaking of Syd Spicer, he was probably the best thing about this book, not least because I imagined him as resembling Stinker Pinker from the Jeeves and Wooster series (with Fry and Laurie). That idea gave me much amusement, actually my only amusement from this book, besides thinking of the tree on the cover as the Whomping Willow.

To sum up: perhaps I stumbled upon a less-than-stellar entry in this series. I did like the idea of a female exorcist, but the writing did not live up to my expectations. Any future adventuring I do into this series will be through the library, but with all the other books I have to read, the possibility of picking up another book in this series is rather remote. ( )
  rabbitprincess | Feb 28, 2011 |
I am currently having a most enjoyable binge-read of all the Merrily titles, and the continuity is much more apparent. You are in the stream of Ledwardine and its associated life, and it does feel like a real alternative place.
  PollyMoore3 | Oct 19, 2010 |
These Merrily Watkins novels are extremely good, and Rickman's writing is superb. No one out there writes in this particular genre which is a mix of the occult, religion, and contemporary crime. This book is set in and around the Malvern Hills which are an extremely mystical range of hills along the Welsh/English border. The Village of Whychehill has some very well-kept secrets that Merrily stumbles upon when she goes to investigate a series of road accidents on a certain piece of road. There's a lot of history here with historical figures like Albert Watkins and Elgar the composer figuring large in the unravelling of the mystery. I love the way Rickman puts his readers right in the middle of all Merrily's unearthly messes! This is by far my most favourite series that I am reading right now, and I cannot recommend them enough to anyone who loves to read! ( )
2 abstimmen Romonko | Jun 12, 2009 |
Following the recent publication of the eleventh book in the series I've decided to reread the series. A local vicar calls Merrily in to investigate a series of road accidents on the road that goes through the village Whychehill which may have a supernatural origin.

At the same time Jane is coming to terms with the changes that growing up brings, Irene is about to go off to university, unhappy and rebellious Jane stumbles on something in the heart of Ledwardine that brings her a sense of purpose and a whole new way to stir up trouble.

Wonderful.

Another sublime offering. Jane is growing up and beginning to worry about the future, especially as her boyfriend is about to go off to university - although 'Irene' could have been around a bit more. Merrily is also developing, her conversation with Jane's headmaster is a classic. The story is interesting as well, the human capacity for evil is astounding. ( )
  riverwillow | Sep 4, 2008 |
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Merrily Watkins, parish priest, single mum and Deliverance Consultant to the Diocese of Hereford, heads for the Malvern Hills to investigate an alleged paranormal dimension to a spate of road accidents in the sleepy village of Wychehill.

Merrily is called in when two people are killed in a head-on crash that is also linked to the revamped local pub which, it seems, has injected the valley with a shattering, strobing surge of inner-city nightlife ... and drugs. When a dealer is found savagely murdered below the great earthen hillfort of Herefordshire Beacon, police ask: is it a ritual killing, a gangland disposal or a cry of outrage?

As Merrily and the police follow separate paths towards the truth, Merrily's teenage daughter, Jane, faces the consequences of her own obsession with a possibly prehistoric site in their home village of Ledwardine. Until, on a night of frenzied violence, in a place at the centre of an ancient, universal mystery, the final, shocking connections are made.

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