The Smile of a Ghost - The seventh gripping novel in the bestselling series from the master of the supernatural thriller

The Parish Priest must solve the mystery of a young boy''s deathly fall from the Ludlow Castle ruins, and discovers a hidden obsession with the afterlife amongst the ancient streets...

''Compassionate, original and sharply contemporary. Rickman''s crime series is one of the best around.'' - Spectator

In the affluent, historic town of Ludlow, a teenage boy dies in a fall from the castle ruins. Accident or suicide? No great mystery - so why does the boy''s uncle, retired detective Andy Mumford, turn to Diocesan Exorcist Merrily Watkins?

More people will die before Merrily - her own future uncertain - uncovers a dangerous obsession with suicide, death and the afterlife hidden within these shadowed medieval streets.