A review by jourdemayne
The Lamp of the Wicked by Phil Rickman

5.0

[b:The Lamp of the Wicked|325750|The Lamp of the Wicked (Merrily Watkins, #5)|Phil Rickman|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173765783s/325750.jpg|1779116] is a tremendously dark, creepy book, but it is also one of the shortest long books I've ever read. Each entry in [a:Phil Rickman|182452|Phil Rickman|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1292252234p2/182452.jpg]'s Merrily Watkins series is excellent, and recommended. If you're looking for an absorbing, well-written, intelligent series with strong, believable characters, try [a:Phil Rickman|182452|Phil Rickman|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1292252234p2/182452.jpg].