Merrily Watkins # 8 Another installment in the Merrily Watkins series. It was fine, with lots of Jane shenanigans but I kept losing track of who some of the characters were when they were mentioned later. Not sure if that's on the book or my own focus due to the current situation. At least we foun...
Not the best of the series. There is something a bit off, maybe because Lol and Gomer aren't as present. But Rickman does tap into the fear of development and tourism as well as how ghost stories are seen by different people in the same area. That's what makes it a good read. And it's always nice to...
This is not a Watkins book, though it does feature a supporting character who eventually appears in the book. The plot in the story at first seems like two plots - one the discover of a bog man who is unburied, and the other is the far out of a musician's death. The book makes great use of o...
This is my favorite Merrily Watkins to date. It’s set in the Border country between Wales and England, it features an English castle with Tudor connections (Ludlow), and there is folklore, in particularly that of the ghostly kind. Merrily and Jane start the book happy. Lol is moving in across the wa...
The back of my copy of this book as a quote that says Rickman writes very good dialogue, and this is absolutely spot on. This entry into the Merrily Watkins series finds Jane working at a hotel that draws people with a connection to Conan Doyle that may or may not be factual. The connection sis the...
I might try this book again, but this is the second time I've tried to read it. It just leaves me cold. Which is strange considering I like Rickman and the Tudors. (I've read more than half way, so I'm counting it as one of the books read this year on the total)
In this installment of Merrily Watkins, Rickman makes use of the real-life murders committed by Fred and Rosemary West. The couple raped and murdered several young women. There is a two-part mini-series called Appropriate Adult that details the case against the couple. There are several books abo...
I have to give it to Phil Rickman - Merrily and her daughter Jane are so beautifully drawn and written. Merrily finds herself caught in a rather confusing web of lies, half truths, and secrets. The problem is her job is on the line. Luckily for her, she has the help of Sophie (I love Sophie).Rickman...
He really can. Merrily is such a wonderfully drawn character, but she isn't the only well written woman in the book. So Merrily (who I keep seeing as Dawn French) has to deal with witches and weirdo Christians and a Jerry Springer type show. It is a really good book about faith and belief. Be...
Series: Merrily Watkins #6 This installment of the series has links to Arthur Conan Doyle and his Hound of the Baskervilles. Merrily has more deliverance stuff, of course, and there's more background character development with her relationship with Lol. There is a potential haunting and although a...
Important: Our sites use cookies.
We use the information stored using cookies and similar technologies for advertising and statistics purposes.
Stored data allow us to tailor the websites to individual user's interests.
Cookies may be also used by third parties cooperating with BookLikes, like advertisers, research companies and providers of multimedia applications.
You can choose how cookies are handled by your device via your browser settings.
If you choose not to receive cookies at any time, BookLikes will not function properly and certain services will not be provided.
For more information, please go to our Privacy Policy.
Log in with Facebook 
