5 must-read supernatural books like The Fever of the World (Merrily Watkins, #15) by Phil Rickman

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The Fever of the World (Merrily Watkins, #15)

By: Phil Rickman

3.92

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

THE FIFTEENTH INSTALMENT IN THE MERRILY WATKINS SERIESThe River Wye, according to local folklore, t…

"Seconds passed. If there’d been an old clock in here, its ticks would have sounded slow and menacing."

-Phil Rickman, The Fever of the World (Merrily Watkins, #15)

"Sliding on to a very public bench, dead centre of Ross. He was feeling heavy but insubstantial, like vinegar-soaked fish and chip paper tossed from a passing car."

-Phil Rickman, The Fever of the World (Merrily Watkins, #15)

If you liked the supernatural plot in The Fever of the World (Merrily Watkins, #15) by Phil Rickman , here is a list of 5 books like this:

Cover of The Cold Calling (The Cold Calling, #1) by Phil Rickman, Will Kingdom

1. The Cold Calling (The Cold Calling, #1)

By: Phil Rickman , Will Kingdom

3.87

Format: 216 pages, Kindle Edition

Life isn't easy for Detective Inspector Bobby Maiden. Death is even harder. When Maiden is revived … read more

Similar categories in Phil Rickman's The Cold Calling (The Cold Calling, #1) book and Phil Rickman's The Fever of the World (Merrily Watkins, #15)

  • crime
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • supernatural
  • paranormal
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2. The Healers (Inspector Ramsay, #5)

By: Ann Cleeves

3.76

Format: None pages, Paperback

The local New Age health center was making a killing. Two stranglings lead Inspector Stephen Ramsay… read more

Similar categories in Ann Cleeves's The Healers (Inspector Ramsay, #5) book and Phil Rickman's The Fever of the World (Merrily Watkins, #15)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • british literature
Cover of The Last Remains (Ruth Galloway, #15) by Elly Griffiths

3. The Last Remains (Ruth Galloway, #15)

By: Elly Griffiths

4.41

Format: 361 pages, Hardcover

The discovery of a missing woman's bones forces Ruth and Nelson to finally confront their feelings … read more

Similar categories in Elly Griffiths's The Last Remains (Ruth Galloway, #15) book and Phil Rickman's The Fever of the World (Merrily Watkins, #15)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • british literature
Cover of Murder Before Evensong (Canon Clement, #1) by Richard  Coles

4. Murder Before Evensong (Canon Clement, #1)

By: Richard Coles

3.32

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

Canon Daniel Clement is Rector of Champton. He has been there for eight years, living at the Rector… read more

Similar categories in Richard Coles's Murder Before Evensong (Canon Clement, #1) book and Phil Rickman's The Fever of the World (Merrily Watkins, #15)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • british literature
Cover of Bleeding Heart Yard (Harbinder Kaur, #3) by Elly Griffiths

5. Bleeding Heart Yard (Harbinder Kaur, #3)

By: Elly Griffiths

4.00

Format: 340 pages, Hardcover

A murderer strikes at a school reunion--but the students are no strangers to death-- in this propul… read more

Similar categories in Elly Griffiths's Bleeding Heart Yard (Harbinder Kaur, #3) book and Phil Rickman's The Fever of the World (Merrily Watkins, #15)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • british literature
"Harbinder paces her office. She still can’t stop herself thinking, Look at me with an office big enough to pace in ."

-Elly Griffiths, Bleeding Heart Yard (Harbinder Kaur, #3)

"How many times can you reminisce about school? She doesn’t think Talgarth High has ever tried to gather its former students. To be fair, it would be hard with so many of them electronically tagged."

-Elly Griffiths, Bleeding Heart Yard (Harbinder Kaur, #3)

"Aren’t you a Christian though?’ She remembers a comment about St Peter’s Italian church. ‘Not really,’ says Kim. ‘I just pick the bits I like from every religion. Is there a word for that?’ ‘Heretic,…"

-Elly Griffiths, Bleeding Heart Yard (Harbinder Kaur, #3)

"Gary’s made a bit of a name for himself. He’s always in the papers going on about climate change being a hoax. That’s why I was surprised ….’ ‘Surprised by what,’ prompts Harbinder because the singer…"

-Elly Griffiths, Bleeding Heart Yard (Harbinder Kaur, #3)

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6. The Locked Room (Ruth Galloway, #14)

By: Elly Griffiths

4.23

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Pandemic lockdowns have Ruth Galloway feeling isolated from everyone but a new neighbor—until Nelso… read more

Similar categories in Elly Griffiths's The Locked Room (Ruth Galloway, #14) book and Phil Rickman's The Fever of the World (Merrily Watkins, #15)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • british literature
"It's a locked room mystery,' says Tony. 'Like in the books.' 'Nothing,' says Nelson, 'is like it is in the books."

-Elly Griffiths, The Locked Room (Ruth Galloway, #14)

"The churches are all closed. She was surprised how shocked she'd been to hear this news. Judy might be a lapsed Catholic, but she'd always assumed that, all her life, mass would be carrying on somewh…"

-Elly Griffiths, The Locked Room (Ruth Galloway, #14)

"The air is so sweet and pure that it almost takes her breath away. It's as if nature is conspiring to make lockdown a less terrifying experience. Ruth has already noticed herself becoming interested …"

-Elly Griffiths, The Locked Room (Ruth Galloway, #14)

"There are no commuters, no children jostling for school buses, no taxis, no old men in hats driving in the centre of the road. It should feel like heaven but, as Nelson drives through the old city ga…"

-Elly Griffiths, The Locked Room (Ruth Galloway, #14)

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7. The Great Deceiver (The Brighton Mysteries, Book 7)

By: Elly Griffiths

4.07

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

The next gripping volume in The Brighton Mysteries series by bestselling author Elly Griffiths. … read more

Similar categories in Elly Griffiths's The Great Deceiver (The Brighton Mysteries, Book 7) book and Phil Rickman's The Fever of the World (Merrily Watkins, #15)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of For Our Sins (Inspector McLean #13) by James Oswald

8. For Our Sins (Inspector McLean #13)

By: James Oswald

4.42

Format: 401 pages, Kindle Edition

The wages of sin is death. The partial collapse of a disused Edinburgh church reveals a dead bod… read more

Similar categories in James Oswald's For Our Sins (Inspector McLean #13) book and Phil Rickman's The Fever of the World (Merrily Watkins, #15)

  • mystery
  • supernatural
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of The Killing Place (D.I. Wesley Peterson, #27) by Kate Ellis

9. The Killing Place (D.I. Wesley Peterson, #27)

By: Kate Ellis

4.32

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

'A beguiling author who interweaves past and present' THE TIMES November. With the tourist seaso… read more

Similar categories in Kate Ellis's The Killing Place (D.I. Wesley Peterson, #27) book and Phil Rickman's The Fever of the World (Merrily Watkins, #15)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of All That Lives (Inspector McLean #12) by James Oswald

10. All That Lives (Inspector McLean #12)

By: James Oswald

4.36

Format: 445 pages, Kindle Edition

Two victims. Nothing connects them, except that someone buried them in the exact same way. Seven h… read more

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  • mystery
  • supernatural
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of The Fever of the World (Merrily Watkins, #15) by Phil Rickman

11. The Fever of the World (Merrily Watkins, #15)

By: Phil Rickman

3.92

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

THE FIFTEENTH INSTALMENT IN THE MERRILY WATKINS SERIESThe River Wye, according to local folklore, t… read more

Similar categories in Phil Rickman's The Fever of the World (Merrily Watkins, #15) book and Phil Rickman's The Fever of the World (Merrily Watkins, #15)

  • british literature
  • crime
  • paganism
  • religion
  • folklore
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • supernatural
  • paranormal
"Seconds passed. If there’d been an old clock in here, its ticks would have sounded slow and menacing."

-Phil Rickman, The Fever of the World (Merrily Watkins, #15)

"Sliding on to a very public bench, dead centre of Ross. He was feeling heavy but insubstantial, like vinegar-soaked fish and chip paper tossed from a passing car."

-Phil Rickman, The Fever of the World (Merrily Watkins, #15)

Cover of Serpent's Point (DI Wesley Peterson #26) by Kate Ellis

12. Serpent's Point (DI Wesley Peterson #26)

By: Kate Ellis

4.27

Format: 339 pages, Kindle Edition

'A beguiling author who interweaves past and present' The Times__________________Serpent's Point in… read more

Similar categories in Kate Ellis's Serpent's Point (DI Wesley Peterson #26) book and Phil Rickman's The Fever of the World (Merrily Watkins, #15)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of The Stone Chamber (DI Wesley Peterson #25) by Kate Ellis

13. The Stone Chamber (DI Wesley Peterson #25)

By: Kate Ellis

4.31

Format: 370 pages, Kindle Edition

On a summer evening, Robert and Greta Gerdner are shot dead at their home in the Devon countryside.… read more

Similar categories in Kate Ellis's The Stone Chamber (DI Wesley Peterson #25) book and Phil Rickman's The Fever of the World (Merrily Watkins, #15)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • british literature
Cover of Murder at Traitors' Gate (A Tate and Bell Mystery, #2) by Irina Shapiro

14. Murder at Traitors' Gate (A Tate and Bell Mystery, #2)

By: Irina Shapiro

4.45

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

The chill of winter has descended on London. But for Sebastian Bell and Gemma Tate, there will be l… read more

Similar categories in Irina Shapiro's Murder at Traitors' Gate (A Tate and Bell Mystery, #2) book and Phil Rickman's The Fever of the World (Merrily Watkins, #15)

  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of The Askham Accusation (Lake District Mysteries Book 12) by Rebecca Tope

15. The Askham Accusation (Lake District Mysteries Book 12)

By: Rebecca Tope

3.71

Format: 292 pages, Kindle Edition

Set in the picturesque town of Askham, near Ullswater, the story opens with the funeral of Humphrey… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Tope's The Askham Accusation (Lake District Mysteries Book 12) book and Phil Rickman's The Fever of the World (Merrily Watkins, #15)

  • mystery
Cover of Counting Crows: One for Murder (Lorne Turner Supernatural Thrillers #1) by Joe Talon

16. Counting Crows: One for Murder (Lorne Turner Supernatural Thrillers #1)

By: Joe Talon

4.28

Format: 235 pages, Kindle Edition

The moor is darkening. Lorne Turner’s army days are over, but his haunting memories never rest. … read more

Similar categories in Joe Talon's Counting Crows: One for Murder (Lorne Turner Supernatural Thrillers #1) book and Phil Rickman's The Fever of the World (Merrily Watkins, #15)

  • mystery
  • paranormal
  • horror
Cover of Money for Old Bones: A British Ghost Story (Lorne Turner Supernatural Thrillers Book 2) by Joe Talon

17. Money for Old Bones: A British Ghost Story (Lorne Turner Supernatural Thrillers Book 2)

By: Joe Talon

4.56

Format: 274 pages, Kindle Edition

A witch is burnt alive. A priest cuts his throat. A soldier is hung from a tree. A terrible debt mu… read more

Similar categories in Joe Talon's Money for Old Bones: A British Ghost Story (Lorne Turner Supernatural Thrillers Book 2) book and Phil Rickman's The Fever of the World (Merrily Watkins, #15)

  • mystery
Cover of The Ness Deception (Mysterious Scotland, #2) by Tormod Cockburn

18. The Ness Deception (Mysterious Scotland, #2)

By: Tormod Cockburn

4.59

Format: 481 pages, Kindle Edition

He knows it's beautiful. He thinks it might be dangerous. When Gill McArdle looks at Loch Ness, he'… read more

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  • mystery
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19. The Man in Black: Stories

By: Elly Griffiths

4.13

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

This bumper collection of short stories by the No 1 bestselling author features all her best-loved … read more

Similar categories in Elly Griffiths's The Man in Black: Stories book and Phil Rickman's The Fever of the World (Merrily Watkins, #15)

  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • paranormal
Cover of The Lights Go Out in Lychford (Lychford, #4) by Paul Cornell

20. The Lights Go Out in Lychford (Lychford, #4)

By: Paul Cornell

4.00

Format: 162 pages, Kindle Edition

Be careful what you wish for… The continuing tale in the award-nominated Witches of Lychford ser… read more

Similar categories in Paul Cornell's The Lights Go Out in Lychford (Lychford, #4) book and Phil Rickman's The Fever of the World (Merrily Watkins, #15)

  • supernatural
  • paranormal
  • fiction
"...with a look on her face that said she had a lot of plates to juggle, but as long as you were prepared to be spun, everything would be fine."

-Paul Cornell, The Lights Go Out in Lychford (Lychford, #4)

Cover of Triple Moon: Honey Gold and Wild (Moonfell Witches #1) by T.J. Green

21. Triple Moon: Honey Gold and Wild (Moonfell Witches #1)

By: T.J. Green

4.83

Format: 330 pages, Kindle Edition

An ancient ritual awakens dormant powers – and a tangled mystery.Birdie, Morgana, and Odette are th… read more

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