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Merrily Watkins Series

16 primary works • 18 total works
Merrily Watkins, an Anglican priest and single mom, near the Welsh border, in northeast Herefordshire, England.

Book 1

The Wine of Angels
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3.91 · 4647 Ratings · 465 Reviews · published 1998 · 29 editions
The Rev. Merrily Watkins had never wanted a pictur…

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    Book 2

    Midwinter of the Spirit
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    4.13     · 3228 Ratings · 236 Reviews · published 1999 · 31 editions
    Librarian note: an alternate cover for this editio…

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    Book 3

    A Crown of Lights
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    4.15     · 2600 Ratings · 156 Reviews · published 2001 · 28 editions
    When a derelict country church is bought by a paga…

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    Book 4

    The Cure of Souls
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    4.21     · 2264 Ratings · 126 Reviews · published 2001 · 25 editions
    As high summer bakes the rich earth of north-east …

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    Book 5

    The Lamp of the Wicked
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    4.21     · 2026 Ratings · 112 Reviews · published 2003 · 23 editions
    It appears that the unlovely village of Underhowle…

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    Book 6

    The Prayer of the Night Shepherd
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    4.27     · 1908 Ratings · 105 Reviews · published 2004 · 22 editions
    At Stanner Hall, a Victorian mansion-turned-hotel,…

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    Book 7

    The Smile of a Ghost
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    4.28     · 1826 Ratings · 109 Reviews · published 2005 · 27 editions
    The border town of Ludlow has it all—exquisite med…

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    Book 8

    The Remains of an Altar
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    4.21     · 1831 Ratings · 92 Reviews · published 2006 · 29 editions
    In 1934, the dying composer Sir Edward Elgar feebl…

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    Book 9

    The Fabric of Sin
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    4.25     · 1584 Ratings · 87 Reviews · published 2007 · 31 editions
    Called in secretly to investigate an allegedly hau…

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    Book 10

    To Dream of the Dead
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    4.33     · 1475 Ratings · 93 Reviews · published 2008 · 21 editions
    The village of Ledwardine has never been flooded i…

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    Book 11

    The Secrets of Pain
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    4.19     · 1410 Ratings · 94 Reviews · published 2011 · 22 editions
    The elite warriors of the Hereford-based SAS know …

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    Book 12

    The Magus of Hay
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    4.20     · 1495 Ratings · 122 Reviews · published 2013 · 14 editions
    When a man's body is discovered in the picturesque…

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    Book 12.5

    The House of Susan Lulham
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    3.95     · 1032 Ratings · 81 Reviews · published 2014 · 10 editions
    THE FIRST EVER MERRILY WATKINS SHORT STORY – NOW E…

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    Book 13

    Friends of the Dusk
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    4.34     · 1309 Ratings · 105 Reviews · published 2015 · 15 editions
    A medieval legend spawns an unhealthy cult, and a …

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    Book 14

    All of a Winter's Night
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    4.34     · 1252 Ratings · 112 Reviews · published 2017 · 10 editions
    Merrily Watkins is the most singular of crime fict…

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    Book 15

    The Fever of the World
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    3.90     · 985 Ratings · 92 Reviews · published 2021 · 10 editions

    THE FIFTEENTH INSTALMENT IN THE MERRILY WA…

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    Book 16

    The Echo of Crows
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    4.50     · 84 Ratings · 14 Reviews · published 2025 · 1 edition
    'Brilliantly eerie' PETER JAMES
    'Engrossing and bea…

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    Book 2-3

    Merrily Watkins collection 1: Midwinter of Spirit and Crown of Lights
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    4.07     · 121 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 2001 · 3 editions
    Midwinter of the Spirit

    The Church of England are s…

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