Friends of the Dusk

A chilling supernatural mystery set in the haunting landscapes of Herefordshire and the Welsh Borders. When autumn storms unearth ancient bones on Castle Green, Merrily Watkins, diocesan exorcist, finds herself facing a storm of her own. A new bishop seeks to modernize the Church, threatening to phase out archaic practices like exorcism. But the past refuses to stay buried as Merrily investigates a series of disturbing events in a remote, centuries-old house. Drawn into a world of ancient legends and modern anxieties, Merrily uncovers a hidden history of insidious abuse linked to a malevolent force. As the darkness closes in, she must confront not only the supernatural but also the very foundations of her faith. Can she protect her community from a terror that defies explanation, or will she become its next victim?

PHIL RICKMAN lives on the Welsh border where he writes and presents the book programme Phil the Shelf on BBC Radio Wales. He is the hugely popular author of The Bones of Avalon, The Heresy of Dr Dee and the Merrily Watkins Mysteries.