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The Witchfinder’s Sister by Beth Underdown

  “This summer, my brother Matthew set himself to killing women, but without ever once breaking the law.”

This thrilling debut novel by Beth Underdown is based loosely on the life of the infamous “witchfinder general” Matthew Hopkins of the mid 17th century.

The story is narrated by his sister, Alice, who, pregnant, must return to her younger brother’s household after the sudden death of her…