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White Nights by Ann Cleeves (Shetland #2) (August/Sept 25)
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By Susan · 29 posts · 12 views
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Lol Robinson is living in the Herefordshire countryside and working with Prof Levin who has a recording studio. Lol is starting to write songs again and is toying with the idea of recording some, but it seems like too big a step to make. He is still thinking about Merrily Watkins - Deliverance Consultant to the Diocese of Hereford. Merrily herself has been approached by the mother of a teenage daughter who has suddenly turned against the Church and has started behaving strangely. Merrily is tryi
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This is the fourth in the Merrily Watkins series and sees her meeting up again with Lol Robinson. Meanwhile, as previously, there is a side story concerning Merrily's teenage daughter, Jane and her boyfriend, Eirion. Lol is trying to make music again in hop country, Jane is thinking of losing her virginity.
The plot is, as always, quite complicated but I do love both the sense of place and the characters. We have possible possessions, a possibly haunted hop kiln and murder. However, nothing in th ...more
The plot is, as always, quite complicated but I do love both the sense of place and the characters. We have possible possessions, a possibly haunted hop kiln and murder. However, nothing in th ...more
Failed exorcisms, a nubile young girl dabbling on dark arts, Romany ghosts and seductions in the hop-yard, and murders. Dark and atmospheric and gripping as usual. Took me a while to get through the first few chapters and then as usual, something just clicks and I just had to finish it.
Mar 11, 2011
Robin
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Joan Sadlier
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Gemima
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