Books like The ritual by R. R. Walters

Emma Orr delves into the universal nature of ritual, offering insights for solar festivals, rites of passage, lunar cycles, healing, change, and empowerment.

Detective Eve Dallas tackles a ritual‑themed murder at a high‑society party, chasing a memory‑fogged, knife‑wielding suspect and confronting unsettling claims of satanic rituals.

When a murdered German student is found in Reykjavik with bizarre symbols carved into his body, lawyer‑sleuth Thora Gudmundsdottir takes on the case, uncovering a sinister chapter in Iceland’s past that threatens her own life.

The decision to start a new life is never an easy one, but for Joe the transition was far from figurative. Becoming a permanent addition to a game world, it doesn't take long to learn that people with his abilities are actively hunted. In fact, if the wrong people gained knowledge of what he was capable of, assassins would appear in droves. In his pursuit of power, Joe fights alongside his team, completes quests, and delves into the mysteries of his class, which he quickly discovers can only be practiced in secret. Ultimately, his goal is to complete every mission, master every ability, and learn all of the world's secrets. All he has to do is survive long enough to make that happen.

When Spiritualist Tilda Armistead is murdered, investigator Faye Longchamp returns to the ghost‑haunted town of Rosebower to uncover the killer.

A new mystery novel in the Deborah Knott series, featuring a woman judge from North Carolina who must solve a murder at a beach wedding in South Carolina.

Investigator Jack Caffery and diver Flea Marley race to recover a missing boy after discovering two severed hands in Bristol’s murky underworld.

Shrouded in the same brand of mystery and contradiction that forms its tangled plot, "Ritual", the 1967 debut by David Pinner is commonly recognised by cult cinema fanatics as the original seed that grew into the towering movie enigma "The Wicker Man". Set against an enclosed rural Cornish landscape, Ritual follows the trail of English police officer, David Hanlin, who is requested to investigate the murder of a local child. During his short stay, he is slowly subjected to a spectacle of psychological trickery, sexual seduction and ancient religious practices. As he delves deeper into the village’s mysterious way of life he finds himself becoming embroiled and seduced into their bizarre rituals, and starts to feel almost hypnotised by the community. But when another child is murdered he knows he needs to break the spell and find the killer. Pinner's poetic and hallucinatory sequences were transformed into Robin Hardy's 1973 film, "The Wicker Man", which has enthralled and inspired generations of British movie patrons and folk-pop enthusiasts throughout the world.

When Lily’s mother loses all memories after age twelve, Lily discovers a night‑time curse that has erased memories from others across the United States. Together with FBI agent Rule, they hunt the dark force behind the mystery.