Phil Rickman was born in Lancashire and won awards for his TV and radio journalism. After five acclaimed novels, he introduced the fascinating Merrily Watkins series with The Wine of Angels.
Genres: Mystery, Horror, Historical Mystery
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Series
Merrily Watkins
1. The Wine of Angels (1998)
2. Midwinter of the Spirit (1999)
3. A Crown of Lights (2001)
4. The Cure of Souls (2001)
5. The Lamp of the Wicked (2003)
6. The Prayer of the Night Shepherd (2004)
7. The Smile of a Ghost (2005)
8. The Remains of an Altar (2006)
9. The Fabric of Sin (2007)
10. To Dream of the Dead (2008)
11. The Secrets of Pain (2011)
12. The Magus of Hay (2013)
13. The House of Susan Lulham (2015)
14. Friends of the Dusk (2015)
15. All of a Winter's Night (2017)
Merrily's Border (2018)
16. The Fever of the World (2022)
17. The Echo of Crows (2025)
1. The Wine of Angels (1998)
2. Midwinter of the Spirit (1999)
3. A Crown of Lights (2001)
4. The Cure of Souls (2001)
5. The Lamp of the Wicked (2003)
6. The Prayer of the Night Shepherd (2004)
7. The Smile of a Ghost (2005)
8. The Remains of an Altar (2006)
9. The Fabric of Sin (2007)
10. To Dream of the Dead (2008)
11. The Secrets of Pain (2011)
12. The Magus of Hay (2013)
13. The House of Susan Lulham (2015)
14. Friends of the Dusk (2015)
15. All of a Winter's Night (2017)
Merrily's Border (2018)
16. The Fever of the World (2022)
17. The Echo of Crows (2025)
Novels
Candle Night (1991)
Curfew (1993)
aka Crybbe
The Man in the Moss (1994)
December (1994)
The Chalice (1997)
Night After Night (2014)
Curfew (1993)
aka Crybbe
The Man in the Moss (1994)
December (1994)
The Chalice (1997)
Night After Night (2014)
Non fiction show
Omnibus editions show
Books containing stories by Phil Rickman
Story Behind the Book : Volume 5 (2015)
(Story Behind the Book, book 5)
edited by
Kristijan Meic and Ivana Steiner
Award nominations
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Phil Rickman recommends
Not One of Us (2021)
(Teifi Valley Coroner, book 4)
Alis Hawkins
"The most interesting historical crime creation of the year."
The Coffin Path (2018)
Katherine Clements
"Seriously impressive... A good ghost story needs an absolutely authentic framework and a clear place in history, which is what we get here. The supernatural seeps into Scarcross Hall like rising damp, but the real horror is in the everyday cruelty of country life and its lingering barbarism. Even as your heart bleeds for the admirable Mercy Booth, you sense things are only going to get worse..."
Heart Swarm (2015)
(DI Will Harlan, book 1)
Allan Watson
"A slice of Glasgow Gothic that sizzles like a microwaved Mars bar..."
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