The discovery of centuries old human bones; a haunted 12th century house; a medieval legend spawning a modern cult… Merrily must piece together a most insidious mystery.

‘No-one in the business deals with the spooky stuff better.’ – Crime Review UK

‘She dragged herself back up, holding her scraped hands inside the sleeves of her parka like paws. As she came to her knees, a sound like laughter was chopped up by the wind, and the woman was back . . .’

A legend of the undead, still seductive, still deadly. A storm unearths a medieval corpse in the old city of Hereford, and the past returns to menace diocesan exorcist Merrily Watkins.