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Candlenight
Phil Rickman
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Description for Candlenight
Paperback. A remote Welsh mountain village hides an ancient, bloody and pagan secret. A supernatural thriller that explores the darker side of rural life, where primal fears and ancient longings haunt the present day.. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 133 x 31. Weight in Grams: 410. 512 pages. A remote Welsh mountain village hides an ancient, bloody and pagan secret. A supernatural thriller that explores the darker side of rural life, where primal fears and ancient longings haunt the present day. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FK. Dimension: 200 x 133 x 31. Weight: 344.
A supernatural thriller from the author of the chilling Merrily Watkins Mysteries.
For Bethan, a schoolteacher, the old superstitions woven into the social fabric of her West Wales village are primitive and distasteful, which is why she's pleased to welcome the sophisticated newcomers: London journalist Giles Freeman and his wife Claire. Surely they'll let in some fresh air?
But the Freemans are keen to absorb this different culture, a whole new way of life, rejecting the advice of an old colleague who warns them of a hard and bitter land where they've always danced on the edge ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Series
Phil Rickman Standalone
Condition
New
Number of Pages
512
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857896940
SKU
V9780857896940
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10
About Phil Rickman
Phil Rickman was born in Lancashire and lives on the Welsh border where he writes and presents the book programme Phil the Shelf on BBC Radio Wales. He is the acclaimed author of Dr Dee, The Bones of Avalon, Midwinter Spirit (now a major ITV series), the Merrily Watkins Mysteries and the John Dee papers. Visit his website ... Read more
Reviews for Candlenight
Gripping throughout. Powerful, classic stuff.
The Times
Crisp prose, excellent dialogue and real sense of mounting evil.
Time Out
Grimly sinister. Written with blood-curdling aplomb.
Sunday Telegraph
Phil Rickman is one of my all-time favorites. I love everything he's done, from horror to mystery to supernatural thriller - often all in the same book. ... Read more
The Times
Crisp prose, excellent dialogue and real sense of mounting evil.
Time Out
Grimly sinister. Written with blood-curdling aplomb.
Sunday Telegraph
Phil Rickman is one of my all-time favorites. I love everything he's done, from horror to mystery to supernatural thriller - often all in the same book. ... Read more