The Wine of Angels
by:
Phil Rickman (author)
The Rev. Merrily Watkins had never wanted a picture-perfect parish—or a huge and haunted vicarage. Nor had she wanted to walk straight into a local dispute over a controversial play about a strange 17th-century clergyman accused of witchcraft. But this is Ledwardine, steeped in cider and secrets....
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The Rev. Merrily Watkins had never wanted a picture-perfect parish—or a huge and haunted vicarage. Nor had she wanted to walk straight into a local dispute over a controversial play about a strange 17th-century clergyman accused of witchcraft. But this is Ledwardine, steeped in cider and secrets. And, as Merrily and her daughter Jane discover, a it is village where horrific murder is an age-old tradition.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780330342681 (0330342681)
Publish date: March 1st 1999
Publisher: Macmillan U.K.
Pages no: 630
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Paranormal,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Mystery,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Crime,
Horror,
Suspense,
Supernatural
Series: Merrily Watkins (#1)
Mysteriös. Diesen Krimi habe ich erst nach mehrjärhigem drumrum Schleichens endlich gekauft. Die Geschichte spielt in einem kleinen Dörfchen in England und es geht um eine Pfarramtsvertreterin, was für mich besonders interessant klang. Ich war mir ziemlich unsicher, ob eine Pfarrerin wirklich „Kri...
Good story, great characters, interesting mystery, great atmosphere--but sorely in need of editing. This big boy rocks in at well over 600 pages but would have made a nice, tight thriller at 400. I liked the characters and the style enough to want to continue the series to see if it gets better.
bookshelves: mystery-thriller, britain-wales, aga-saga, one-penny-wonder Read in December, 2008 This reads like The Vicar of Dibley does Miss Marple does Dennis Wheatley. I need the next one in the series...Nick Drake http://youtu.be/8kZMVG6N7DE1948-1974 Singer songwriter Tanworth-in-Arden churc...
Probably my least favorite read in 2013. I did not connect with any of the characters.
This reads like The Vicar of Dibley does Miss Marple does Dennis Wheatley. I need the next one in the series...Nick Drake http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDnDxvVjBic1948-1974 Singer songwriter Tanworth-in-Arden churchyard, Warwickshire, England. Epitaph: 'Now we rise and we are everywhere'. (Suicide?...