Mist over Pendle
by Robert Neill
17th Century EnglandFiction in EnglishHistorical FictionWitchcraftEngland, fictionFiction, historicalFiction, historical, general
The forest of Pendle during the early Seventeenth Century; a wild inaccessible corner of Lancashire where the ancient fear of demons and witches is still part of life - and death. When several local people die in mysterious circumstances, Squire Roger Nowell dismisses talk of witchcraft as superstition. But soon a series of hideous desecrations take place, and there are unmistakable signs that a black coven is assembling to plot a campaign of evil and destruction..... (taken from the cover notes)
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