The Witchfinder’s Assistant

<em>Sometimes I can almost remember what it was like before—</em><br /><br /><em>I was about God’s business—</em><br /><br /><em>But I cannot even write my own story.</em><br /><br /><strong>THE TOWN OF WEM, SHROPSHIRE 1643</strong><br /><br />Civil war is ripping England apart.<br /><br />Families are divided, emotions run high.<br /><br />Whether on the bleakness of the moors or in snug, wood-panelled rooms, danger lurks.<br /><br />A body is found, its mouth pierced with thorns.<br /><br />The Justice of the Peace, a godly man, is certain that witchcraft is involved.<br /><br />Only his assistant, former cavalryman John Carne, looks for reason where others see demons and witches.<br /><br />But John has secrets of his own – secrets that concern his cold and distant wife. And it’s not long before the darkness that has engulfed Wem grows darker still…