Kill the Witch - Hardcover

Cook, Judith

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0747223122 ISBN 13: 9780747223122

Publisher: Headline Book Publishing, 1999

Synopsis

In 1592, a group of morris dancers in the woodland of Pinner is intent on torturing Old Mother Saxton for witchcraft. Meanwhile, a newly-wed is murdered locally. As more evil deeds follow, the townsfolk believe they are under a witch's curse. Only Simon Forman can reveal the truth.

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Review

'Exciting and readable' Financial Times;
'A good, pacy read... Cook is keen on fine historical detail and has obviously mastered her subject' Evening Standard;
'Well-balanced...intelligent and entertaining' TLS; 'Ms Cook sets her scene well and gives a fine feeling of what the atmosphere of the time might have been like' Irish Times;
'Cook has written three other books set in the same period and she brings it effortlessly to life. She spins a fast and entertaining tale' Guardian
'An essential purchase for anyone who's enjoyed teh earlier books' North London Weekly Herald
'A thoroughly enjoyable mystery' Shots

From the Author

Read others in series
If you have enjoyed Kill the Witch, follow Dr. Simon Forman's other crime adventures in: Death of a Lady's Maid, Murder at the Rose and Blood on the Borders. Out in June, the fifth in the series, The School of the Night.

Edition details

• Publisher: Headline Book Publishing
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0747223122
• ISBN 13: 9780747223122
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320