The Secrets of Pain

In the 11th installment of the Merrily Watkins series, the parish priest and exorcist finds herself navigating a web of murder, mystery, and haunting secrets along the Welsh border. As Syd Spicer, an ex-SAS trooper turned chaplain, struggles with a troubling case he's forced to manage, the community faces escalating crime amid an economic downturn. Meanwhile, DI Frannie Bliss grapples with a brutal murder that threatens to expose his personal life, while Merrily is drawn into enigmatic realms where her role as a woman and a priest is challenged.