This award winning supernatural mystery is set in Jerusalem. After his wife’s death Tom Webster travels to Jerusalem to visit his old college friend Sharon. But the city offers him no escape from his grief and guilt. In that mysterious , divided place Tom is overwhelmed by a host of conflicting religions, superstitions, lies and legends. Something begins to happen to Tom, he experiences hallucinations which lead him to fear for his sanity. Then after the discovery of a previously unknown Dead Sea Scroll, Tom begins to suspect that the visions he is experiencing may be real and not just , as Sharon believes, a manifestation of his grief for his dead wife. This powerfully written and stylish dark fantasy will grip you as it powers towards its tragic conclusion.“This is a book to make you think. You won’t be able to put it down. And it won’t go away when you finish it.” Michael Moorcock
“A striking novel, full of wonder and Incident.” M. John Harrison.
“A tale of marvels. An intense, intelligent thriller dealing with the roots of myth, the power of sexuality and the contemporary consequences of belief.” Christopher Fowler.
“Awesome and beautiful and terrifying.” Ramsey Campbell
“Requiem generates the suspense of a fine thriller in its pursuit of religious themes, it is a piercing as any theological exploration.” Booklist (starred review)
