Author: Thomas, Stacey
Horror & ghost stories
Published on 28 March 2024 by HarperCollins Publishers (HQ) in the United Kingdom.
Paperback | 352 pages
200 x 130 x 22 | 242g
The stage is set, and the witch-hunt is about to begin . . .
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A spellbinding debut novel perfect for fans of Stacey Halls, Laura Purcell and Bridget Collins.
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England, 1645.
After his half-brother dies, aspiring playwright Nicholas Pearce is apprenticed to Judge William Percival, an infamous former witch-hunter who is under pressure to resume his old profession.
In a country torn apart by civil war, with escalating tensions between Catholics and Protestants, Royalists and Roundheads, and rumours of witchcraft, Nicholas hides a secret: the dead sing. He hears their secrets, but will he find the courage to speak up and save innocent lives, even if it means putting himself in great danger?
'Evocative . . . weaves sublimely like its witch knots' SUSAN STOKES CHAPMAN, bestselling author of Pandora
'Darkly fascinating' JENNIFER SAINT, bestselling author of Ariadne
'˜Wonderfully atmospheric ELODIE HARPER, bestselling author of The Wolf Den
'˜Compelling LAURA SHEPPERSON, bestselling author of The Heroines
'˜A delicious, witchy delight HANNAH KANER, bestselling author of Godkiller