The fifth John Grey historical mystery 1668. John Grey is now a
Justice of the Peace and lives in the manor house he has inherited
on his mother's death with his new wife, Aminta. As the village is
cut off from the rest of the world by a heavy snowfall, George
Barwell is discovered dead in the woods. Grey is called to examine
the horribly disfigured body amidst the rumours that the attack has
been the work of the Devil as the victim had been cursed by reputed
witch Alice Mardike just days before his violent death. As
Barwell's father-in-law leads the villagers into kidnapping Alice
and throwing her into the millpond to see if she floats as a witch
or drowns as an innocent woman, Grey agrees to investigate the
murder: his main suspect is the very man leading the witch hunt.
But if Grey can't solve the mystery of George Barwell's death
within a week, Mardike will be tried for witchcraft - and the
sentence has already been decided . . . Praise for L.C. Tyler
'Tyler juggles his characters, story wit and clever one liners with
perfect balance' The Times 'A cracking pace, lively dialogue,
wickedly witty one-liners salted with sophistication . . . Why
would we not want more of John Grey?' The Bookbag 'A dizzying whirl
of plot and counterplot' Guardian 'I was seduced from John Grey's
first scene' Ann Cleeves 'Unusually accomplished' Helen Dunmore
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