They had originally been published under the name of Will Kingdom, but have since been republished under his name. This includes Cold Calling and Mean Spirit. Phil also has a couple supernatural standalone novels. The novels have received a massive following and were Kindle #1 best sellers. Rickman has also written two works of historical mystery which features Elizabethan astrologer Dr. This series has been translated into other languages and sold all over. This book has sold over 350,000 copies worldwide. Phil’s most prominent novel series is the Merrily Waltkins series of mystery novels. The books would be described as ‘something new and creepy.’ Phil wrote a number of horror books before turning to crime and mystery his early love from childhood. and drew him comparisons with Stephen King. His first novels, Candlenight and Curfew/Crybbe were successful on both sides of the Atlantic.

According to Phil Rickman, his American producer renamed the novel to Curfew because Americans readers would not be able to pronounce “Crybbe” correctly. His second book, Crybbe was the most successful of his early work and it was the first to be released in the USA. There was a notion that horror novels were not supposed to be funny and this made it hard to find publication. This was due to the fact that the novel was a horror novel, but had lots of humorous passages as well which made it hard to categorize. He had received massive rejection from a number of producers prior to getting released. His first book, Candlenight, was published in 1991. This documentary went on to win him the Wales Current Event Affair Reporter of the Year award in 1987. The documentary was about the rise of English people who were moving to Wales because of the draw of cheap land in Wales, but the new residents did not receive warm welcome from the Wales native. Phil managed to do this when he wrote a documentary “Aliens” which he produced for Radio Wales and British Broadcasting Radio 4.

However, he found that he was much more interested in writing and producing his own work. He also loved journalism and at only eighteen years old he got a job at a newspaper which was the start of his successful career in that field. Rickman particularly loved mysteries and spy stories.

He was born in Lancashire, England and he developed an interest in writing at a young age. Phil Rickman is a renowned author of supernatural and mystery novels.

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