Blight on Magic ✓
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In the midst of the Salem Witch Trials, a resentful woman employs the help of an executed victim's ghost to solve the growing mystery of the conspirator behind the trials.
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Salem, 1692: Witches are feared, and rumors are spreading of the wicked deeds they commit after dark. As tensions rise, more and more men and women find themselves at the mercy of their townspeople.
One of the first to die? Elizabeth Varlett, an innocent woman. Anne Blight had the misfortune of watching her die while on trial - but she soon learns Elizabeth is far from dead. And when Anne starts to see strange visions and bloodstained memories that don't belong to her, she realizes that something far larger than false accusations is brewing within Salem.
And if she cannot solve this growing mystery, then her life may be the next one at the stake.
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INCLUDES:
✼ Dynamic detective duo
✼ Race for survival
✼ Unraveling mysteries of history
✼ A fight for feminism
FEATURED:
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𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝘿𝙖𝙩𝙚: 02/07/2023
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𝙂𝙚𝙣𝙧𝙚𝙨: Historical Fiction, Mystery, Thriller
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