The Coven (Hardback)
Graham Masterton (author)- We can order this from the publisher
They say the girls were witches. But Beatrice Scarlet, the apothecary's daughter, is sure they were innocent victims...
London, 1758:
Beatrice Scarlet, the apothecary's daughter, has found a position at St Mary Magdalene's Refuge for fallen women. The charity is supported by a wealthy merchant who offers the most promising girls steady work in his factory. But when seven girls go missing, Beatrice is uneasy.
Their would-be benefactor claims they were a coven of witches, beholden only to Satan and his demonic misdeeds. But Beatrice is convinced something much darker than witchcraft is at play...
Publisher: Head of Zeus
ISBN: 9781784976354
Number of pages: 416
Dimensions: 228 x 145 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
'[Scarlet Widow and The Coven] are amazing mystery thrillers that will have you hooked from page 1' * Love Books Group *
'Highlights the conflict between superstition and science which underpinned just about everything three hundred years ago - and also tells a graphic, fast-moving tale with a large element of horror threaded through the battle between good and evil. Beatrice Scarlet is a heroine of her own time who could teach a lesson or two to women of ours' * Promoting Crime Fiction *
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