Local brewers shine at Brewfest – Waterloo Cedar-Falls Courier
Ben Schafer, left, and Mark Rippe of CRAZE Brewers of Cedar Falls dispense samples of the eight different brews they brought to the Brewfest 2009 at the Sullivan Brothers Iowa Veterans Museum in Waterloo Saturday evening Saturday, September, 26, 2009
Build a better burger with this winning recipe – MSNBC
Prepare a medium-hot fire in a charcoal grill with a cover, or preheat a gas grill to medium-high. To make the peppers and onions, heat the oil in a fireproof skillet. Add the bell pepper, onion, salt, and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until
The Wine of Angels (A Merrily Watkins Mystery)
Customer Review: “Mystery” at its finest
In the character of Merrily Watkins, Phil Rickman has created a believable, compelling, human: she has flaws, doubts, job issues, and makes sometimes terrible blunders as a parent. In short, she is like most single, working mothers. Her uniqueness is the job she has been pushed into: “deliverance”, which is a politically correct way of stating “exorcist”. The other characters are just as complex and just as human. Phil Rickman then weaves these created characters with real places and real people, adds a complex story line that is a blend of mystery, supernatural and tourist guide and the result is irresistible. Are the issues Merrily encounters truly supernatural? All earthly? A mix? That’s the true mystery! Now, some US readers might have minor difficulty with a few Great British terms and slang, but these should be small enough as to not disturb the story-telling. Phil Rickman does a great job of character and story development, so the “action” occurs a good bit into the story. To me, this felt like a natural flow of the storytelling, and was an enjoyable journey. For those readers who expect to be dropped right into the middle of non-stop action, this might not be for you. For the rest, though, gather a nice cuppa, curl up next to the Aga on a rainy day, and journey to Merrily’s world of Ledwardine.
Customer Review: Long, but worth it
Yes, this book is a long one, but it is well worth the effort! This is the first in the Merrily Watkins series, and if the rest that follow are as gripping as this one, I for one, can hardly wait to read them. Merrily Watkins is a single-mother of a precocious fifteen-year-old girl named Jane. She also is an Anglican minister. Her first posting is in a small insular English village called Ledwardine. Not much has really changed in Ledwardine as Merrily and Jane find out. The setting is present-day, but the story kept taking us back to the 17th century where a former minister of the old church was found hanging in the orchard. There are long-buried secrets here that are fighting to come out, but the people holding the secrets will stop at nothing to keep things hidden. The book is very well-written. A nice blend of the occult, history, modern suspense and the play of very-well drawn characters.
Related posts:
- Bar Wine – The Wine of Angels (A Merrily Watkins Mystery)
- Store Wine – Murder Uncorked (A Wine Lover’s Mystery)
- Store Wine – A Vintage Murder: A Wine Lover’s Mystery
- Grape Expectations: A Pennsylvania Dutch Mystery (PennDutch Inn Mystery)
- Grape Expectations: A Pennsylvania Dutch Mystery (PennDutch Inn Mystery)
Add A Comment