A Crown of Lights

Strange goings on in rural Herefordshire.

Scamvangelism V Paganism with some drugs, some fraud, a couple of murders and a truly truly bizarre exorcism. I love these books, I love the way the weird feels perfectly normal and there is a great supporting cast, especially deep thinker and all round good guy Gomer Perry (think No No No No No man from Vicar of Dibley with a bit of Ned from To The Manor Born). There are a few loose ends in this one and I wonder whether they will be picked up in the later books.

Another intriguing murder mystery

Love the way that Rickman writes his characters, they are really relatable. I also admire the amount of research that obviously goes into his novels, and the way he uses real settings and real local folklore. This was intricately plotted with a nice range of local villains.