The Merman

by Kathy Sharp

Odd things happen all the time on the Isle of Larus, but the islanders are more than a little rattled when a half-dead stranger washes ashore in an open boat. He is surely a merman, isn’t he? The Reverend Pontius, the island’s self-important eastern guardian, bustles down to restore order and a bit of common sense.

Of course he’s not a merman – look, no gills, no tail. He has lungs and legs like everybody else.

The Reverend nurses the stranger back to health, but he is keen to solve the mystery surrounding his new friend. Has he been sent to them by the mischievous Spirit of the Sea? As more strange things happen, the Reverend tries to puzzle it out. Is there a purpose behind it all, or is it another of the Spirit’s practical jokes?
Join the Reverend Pontius as he struggles with the clues in this delightful sequel to Call of the Merry Isle.

168 pages, Paperback

Published October 14, 2023

About the author

Kathy Sharp lives by the sea in Weymouth, Dorset. She is a prolific writer of short fiction, and song lyrics for local choir Island Voices, and is the author of the Larus Series of novels, inspired by the dramatic scenery of the Jurassic Coast. Whales and Strange Stars is the first book in her new Wych Ferry Series.
Kathy says: "When I first began writing fiction, I asked myself what exactly it was I wanted to write. The answer came back, 'Something magical!' The result was three novels about the not-quite-real Isle of Larus. Since then, I have looked for that sense of the magical in all my writing."