The witch hunter
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- ISBN: 9780743449892 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 0743449894 (pbk.)
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370 p. : maps ; 18 cm. - Publisher: London ; Toronto : Simon & Schuster, 2004.
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Subject: | Coroners -- Fiction Monks -- Fiction Exeter (England) -- Fiction Great Britain -- History -- Angevin period, 1154-1216 -- Fiction |
Genre: | Historical mystery fiction. |
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Summary:
"Exeter, 1195. When a prominent burgess and guildmaster falls dead across his horse, Crowner John declines to hold an inquest as the man had been complaining of chest pains and shows no signs of injury. Events take a sinister turn, however, when a straw-doll is discovered hidden under the man's saddle, a spike driven through its heart. The victim's wife declares her husband's death to have been the result of an evil spell, cast at the behest of a rival mill-owner. Enlisting the help of her cousin, the widow begins a campaign in the name of the Church against witchcraft and the so-called 'cunning women' who practice it. This escalates until Exeter is divided into two camps and a climate of fear predominates. Still the coroner refuses to get involved--until his beloved mistress is accused of witchcraft. Can Crowner John unearth the real culprit and save Nesta from the hangman's noose?"--Back cover.