The Smile Of A Ghost Av Phil (Author) Rickman

<p><b>The Parish Priest must solve the mystery of a young boy''s deathly fall from the Ludlow Castle ruins, and discovers a hidden obsession with the afterlife amongst the ancient streets...<br></b><br><b>''Compassionate, original and sharply contemporary. Rickman''s crime series is one of the best around.'' - <i>Spectator</i></b><br><br>In the affluent, historic town of Ludlow, a teenage boy dies in a fall from the castle ruins. Accident or suicide? No great mystery - so why does the boy''s uncle, retired detective Andy Mumford, turn to Diocesan Exorcist Merrily Watkins?<br><br> More people will die before Merrily - her own future uncertain - uncovers a dangerous obsession with suicide, death and the afterlife hidden within these shadowed medieval streets.</p>