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![]() | The Remains of an Altar (2006) (The eighth book in the Merrily Watkins series) A novel by Phil Rickman |
Merrily Watkins, parish priest, single mum and Deliverance consultant to the Diocese of Hereford, heads for the Malvern Hills in the latest installment of Phil Rickman's acclaimed series of 'first class thrillers with a difference' ("The Guardian"). In 1934, the dying composer Edward Elgar feebly whistled to a friend the theme from his Cello Concerto and said, 'If ever you're walking on the Malvern Hills and hear that, don't be frightened. It's only me.' Over seventy years later, Merrily is called in to investigate an alleged paranormal dimension to a spate of road accidents in the Malvern village of Wychehill, where she discovers new tensions in Elgar's countryside. The proposed take-over of a local pub by a nightclub owner with a criminal reputation has become the battle-ground between the defenders of Olde Englande and the hard-men of drug culture - with extreme and sinister elements on both sides. And as the local choral society prepares to stage an open-air performance of Elgar's Caractacus on the Iron Age hillfort known as British Camp, the deaths begin...
Genre: Mystery
Genre: Mystery
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Hardback Editions
January 2007 : Hardback
| Title: The Remains of an Altar (Merrily Watkins Mysteries) (Hardcover) Author(s): Phil Rickman Publisher: Quercus Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
October 2006 : Hardback
| Title: The Remains of an Altar (Merrily Watkins Mystery) Author(s): Phil Rickman ISBN: 1-905204-51-5 / 9781905204519 (UK edition) Publisher: Quercus Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
November 2008 : Paperback
| Title: The Remains of an Altar (Mi-Vox Pre-loaded Audio Player) Author(s): Phil Rickman ISBN: 1-906128-70-7 / 9781906128708 (UK edition) Publisher: Mi-Vox Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
September 2007 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: Remains of an Altar: A Merrily Watkins Mystery (Merrily Watkins Mysteries) Author(s): Phil Rickman ISBN: 1-84724-091-7 / 9781847240910 (UK edition) Publisher: Quercus Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
September 2007 : Paperback
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October 2006 : Paperback
| Title: Remains of an Altar, The (Merrily Watkins Mystery) Author(s): Phil Rickman ISBN: 1-905204-52-3 / 9781905204526 (UK edition) Publisher: Quercus Publishing Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Audio Editions
September 2007 : Audio CD
| Title: Remains of an Altar: A Merrily Watkins Mystery (Merrily Watkins Mysteries) Author(s): Phil Rickman ISBN: 1-84724-319-3 / 9781847243195 (UK edition) Publisher: Quercus Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
May 2007 : Audio CD
| Title: The Remains of an Altar Author(s): Phil Rickman ISBN: 0-7531-2718-0 / 978-0-7531-2718-6 (UK edition) Publisher: ISIS Audio Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
May 2007 : Audio Cassette
| Title: The Remains of an Altar Author(s): Phil Rickman ISBN: 0-7531-3750-X / 978-0-7531-3750-5 (UK edition) Publisher: ISIS Publishing Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Other Editions
July 2011 : Kindle edition
| Title: Remains of an Altar: A Merrily Watkins Mystery (Merrily Watkins Mysteries) Author(s): Phil Rickman Publisher: Quercus Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
November 2008 : Unknown
| Title: The Remains of an Altar (Mi-Vox Pre-loaded Audio Player) Author(s): Phil Rickman ISBN: 1-906867-69-0 / 9781906867690 (UK edition) Publisher: Mi-Vox Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
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