Name: The Secrets of Pain

Author: Phil Rickman
Year: 2011
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Mystery, Crime, Fiction, Paranormal

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9781848872752
1848872755		 The elite warriors of the Hereford-based SAS know all about pain and the enduring of it. Syd Spicer, ex-SAS trooper, has found himself back the Regiment - this time as its chaplain, responsible for the spiritual welfare of the hardest men in or out of uniform. Faced with a case which would normally be passed discreetly to Hereford diocesan exorcist Merrily Watkins, Spicer is forced, for security reasons, to try and handle it himself...and is coming close to a breakdown. Meanwhile, the scattered communities along the Welsh border have their own crisis. With recession biting deep, urban crime has spilled into the countryside and old barbaric evils are revived. When a wealthy landowner is hacked to death in his own farmyard, the senior investigating officer, DI Frannie Bliss is caught in the backlash, his private life in danger of exposure. With the framework of her own world beginning to crack, Merrily Watkins is persuaded to venture into areas where neither a priest nor a woman is welcome...to unearth secrets linked with the border's pagan past. Secrets which she knows can never be disclosed.
This book is part of the "Merrily Watkins" series. Here are some other books from this series:
"All of a Winter's Night"
First published in 2017
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"Friends of the Dusk"
First published in 2015
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"The Magus of Hay"
First published in 2013
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"To Dream of the Dead"
First published in 2008
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"The Fabric of Sin"
First published in 2007
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"The Remains of an Altar"
First published in 2006
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"The Prayer of the Night Shepherd"
First published in 2004
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"The Lamp of the Wicked"
First published in 2003
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"A Crown of Lights"
First published in 2001
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"The Cure of Souls"
First published in 2001
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"Midwinter of the Spirit"
First published in 1999
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"The Wine of Angels"
First published in 1998
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"The Smile of a Ghost"
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