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Lädt ... Friends of the Dusk (2015)von Phil Rickman
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. There's rather a lot of exposition in the first 60 pages or so (characters explaining all kinds of things--relationships, situations--I already know about from having read the previous books). I know this sort of thing might be thought of as necessary, but when the solution is stilted, credulity-beggaring conversations, then it's worse than the problem. Other than that a good if unremarkable addition to this now quite long series of novels. Zeige 4 von 4 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
Gehört zur ReiheMerrily Watkins (13)
A medieval legend spawns an unhealthy cult, and a terrifying 13th case for Merrily Watkins. When autumn storms blast Hereford, centuries-old human bones are found among the roots of a tree blown down on the city's Castle Green. But why have they been stolen? At the nearby Cathedral, another storm is building around a new, modernizing bishop who believes that if the Church is to survive it must phase out irrelevant archaic practices. Not good news for Merrily Watkins, consultant on the paranormal or, as it used to be known, diocesan exorcist. Especially as she's now presented with the job at its most medieval. In the moody countryside on the edge of Wales, a rambling 12th-century house is thought to be haunted. Although its new owners don't believe in ghosts, they do believe in spiritual darkness and the need for exorcism. But their approach to Merrily is oblique and guarded. No-one can be told least of all, the new bishop. Merrily's discovery of the house's links with the medieval legend of a man who resisted mortality threatens to expose the hidden history of a more modern cult and its trail of insidious abuse a trail that may not be closed. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Merrily is called to a remote house near the Welsh borders thought to be haunted and finds not just the house, but the whole valley suffused with an ancient presence. The local police are investigating two murders and it becomes clear that these are tied to the support of the evil Merrily has been asked to challenge. Alongside this, Merrily is faced with a new Bishop who does not believe in and wants to close her exorcism practice and her daughter Jane who is facing some internal emotional struggle she will not share with Merrily.
Characterisation is key to enjoying this book. All the characters are very well drawn, believable and have well-rounded lives. Their relationships feel honest and their responses to each other and events are real. Merrily in particular is well defined. Her struggle to walk the fine line between science and the supernatural and her ultimate belief in her religious vocation are at the heart of the book.
I found the ending rather rushed and a little anti-climactic as the immediate source of the haunting is resolved but the wider question of the evil uncovered is left open too speculation. Merrily’s accommodation with her new Bishop seems rather implausible.
An excellent mystery that does not rely on explicit depictions of violence or horror. ( )