The Echo of Crows

<p><b>THE FINAL NOVEL IN THE BELOVED MERRILY WATKINS SERIES</b><br><b>_____________________<br><br>'Brilliantly eerie' </b>PETER JAMES<br><b>'A most original sleuth' </b><i>THE TIMES</i><br><b>'The layers, the characters, the humour, the spookiness - perfect' </b>ELLY GRIFFITHS<br><b>'No one writes better of the shadow-frontier between the supernatural and the real world' </b>BERNARD CORNWELL<b><br><i>_____________________</i><br></b><b><i><br>Welcome to the Wye Valley, exactly on the border of England and Wales, home to a dark legacy of murder...</i></b><br><br>Nestled deep in the Black Mountains, the village of Longtown is haunted by killings both ancient and modern.<br><br>When the body of young farmer and lottery winner Eddy Davies is discovered, Herefordshire Police find themselves handling a complicated investigation.<br><br>Things aren't looking good for Davies's friend, the mysterious Autumn Wise, who is found nearby holding a shotgun.<br><br>When Merrily Watkins - parish priest, single mum and renowned demon exorcist - comes to Autumn's aid, she soon discovers that Eddy's death is only the latest in a long string of tragedies to blight Longtown and the surrounding area.<br><br>But Merrily has an unorthodox solution in mind to end the area's centuries-long trail of misfortune...<br><br><b>____________________________</b><br><br><b>Readers love <i>The Echo of Crows</i></b><br>'A must-read series'<br>'Wow!! What a finish'<br>'Exceptionally good'<br>'I devoured this'<br>'Thank you Phil Rickman'<br><b>____________________________</b><br><br><b>More praise for Phil Rickman</b><br>'Cleverly illuminates the darkest corners of our imagination' John Connolly<br>'First rate crime with demons that go bump in the night' <i>Daily Mail</i><br>'Engrossing and beautifully dark . . . a cracking good read' JO BRAND</p>