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The Cure of Souls

Phil Rickman (2001)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesMerrily Watkins #4
Setting
CSM age18+
Goodreads4.22

Content levels

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentModerate
LanguageModerate

Heroine archetypes

Reluctant Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Exorcist

Synopsis

In Herefordshire's hop-growing country, where the river flows as dark as beer, a converted kiln is the scene of a savage murder. When the local vicar refuses to help its new owners cope with the aftermath, Diocesan Exorcist Merrily Watkins is sent in by the Bishop. Already involved in the case of a schoolgirl whose mother thinks she's possessed by evil, the hesitant Merrily is drawn into a deadly tangle of deceit, corruption, and sexual menace as she uncovers the secrets of a village with a twisted past.

Tags

MysteryHorrorSupernatural ThrillerContemporary FantasyRural Gothic