The Vanishing Witch by Karen Maitland, author of the hugely popular Company of L
iars will thrill fans of CJ Sansom and Kate Mosse with its chilling recreation o
f the Peasants' Revolt. It offers an intelligent, beautifully researched glimpse
of a more deadly, superstitious era ...'A compelling blend of historical grit a
nd supernatural twists' Daily Mail on The Falcons of Fire and Ice By the prickin
g of my thumbs ...Lincoln, 1380. A raven-haired widow is newly arrived in John o
f Gaunt's city, with her two unnaturally beautiful children in tow.
The widow
Catlin seems kind, helping wool merchant Robert of Bassingham care for his ill
wife. Surely it makes sense for Catlin and her family to move into Robert's home
? But when first Robert's wife - and then others - start dying unnatural deaths,
the whispers turn to witchcraft. The reign of Richard II brings bloody revoluti
on, but does it also give shelter to the black arts? And which is more deadly fo
r the innocents of Lincoln?
