![]() ![]() The setting is the fictional village of Ledwardine in Herefordshire, one of the ‘black and white’ villages, with an ancient parish church, a cavernous timber-framed vicarage, and an apple-growing and cider-making tradition that reaches far back into the mists of time. She is also someone who has the gift of making people to open up (Maybe that’s one of the advantages in a clerical hero – people unburdening themselves and thereby furthering the plot is just that little bit more plausible). She is the focus around which the characters delve into minds and memories to dredge up the clues that clump together to form the mystery. The word ‘catalyst’ is used in the novel and I think that is a good one. Merrily Watkins is a breath of fresh air as a protagonist – I hesitate after reading this to call her a sleuth, as she is not the only one who is following clues and solving mysteries in this novel. So, I’ve been looking forward to a new discovery. A bit of a recurring theme in my reviews too is finding books with a whiff of the supernatural that weave their way past my mental block. ![]() Merrily Watkins is the protagonist of 12 mysteries by Phil Rickman, dating back to the 1990s. I really enjoy clerical sleuths, and I don’t know why it has taken me so long to find this one. The Wine Of Angels (Merrily Watkins Mysteries 1), by Phil Rickman ![]()
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