Books like The Man in the Moss by Phil Rickman

The Man in the Moss follows the discovery of a man perfectly preserved in black peat, a relic said to be two thousand years old. In the small Pennine village of Bridelow, the removal of the body is seen as a sinister omen, threatening the fragile spiritual balance upheld by the local Mothers' Union. With Samhain—the Celtic festival of the dead—looming, tragedy strikes repeatedly: outspoken Scottish folk singer Moira Cairns and American film producer Mungo Macbeth are drawn into a deepening mystery about their shared Celtic heritage. As Christian fundamentalists and satanic zealots raise their voices, Bridelow stands on the brink of a natural disaster unprecedented since the reign of Henry VIII. The narrative weaves together the supernatural, the ancient, and the contemporary, as the villagers confront both internal divisions and external threats that could shatter their community forever.

First publish date: 1994