To Dream of the Dead: A Merrily Watkins Mystery [Mass Market Paperback] Rickman, Phil

When a former SAS officer is found hanged in a ruined church, the official verdict is suicide. But psychic clues and a deathbed confession suggest something darker at work in the Welsh borderlands. Merrily Watkins, diocesan exorcist and single mother, finds herself caught between the living and the dead — investigating a killing that may reach back centuries to when this same church was the site of medieval atrocities. Phil Rickman weaves folklore, detective work, and the supernatural into a moody thriller where the boundary between past and present dissolves. The atmosphere is thick with dread, the landscapes bleak and beautiful, and Merrily remains one of crime fiction's most compelling protagonists — a woman of faith navigating very earthly evil. Perfect for fans of atmospheric British mysteries with a paranormal edge, or anyone who likes their detective novels served with fog, old stones, and lingering ghosts.