Death of Phil Rickman
Steve Hayes <[email protected]> Tue, 05 Nov 2024 05:28:02 +0200
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Phil Rickman, who died 29 October 2024, aged 74, also known under the pen names Thom Madley and Will Kingdom, was a British author of supernatural and mystery novels. He was born in 1950 in Lancashire and worked as a journalist for BBC World Service TV and BBC Radio 4. He published his first book, Candlenight, in 1991, and began his Merrily Watkins series in 1998. In 2010, he began the John Dee Papers series, which focused on the Welsh mathematician and astrologer, John Dee. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ced9lxp0gqno His Merrily Watkins mystery series were stories about a down-to-earth female priest and exorcist was adapted into a three-part ITV drama series, called Midwinter of the Spirit, starring Anna Maxwell Martin in 2015. -- Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa Web: http://www.khanya.org.za/stevesig.htm Blog: http://khanya.wordpress.com E-mail - see web page, or parse: shayes at dunelm full stop org full stop uk