In this contemporary ghost story, a man uncovers haunting family secretsâand a hidden tradition of witchcraftâin his New England hometown.
College professor Will Connor tries to keep his distance from the village north of Boston where he grew up. But now that heâs back to care for his injured mother, he finds himself reexamining a horrific incident that took place years ago during one of his motherâs âspirit circles.â His mother had embraced the hippie generationâs fascination with New Age and the arcane, but the unexpected death of a close friend put an end to the meetings of the modern-day coven. Or so he thought.
As Will looks deeper into his familyâs history he discovers that her practices werenât so much a passing fad but the latest link in a long tradition of New England witchcraftâa tradition that still seems to hold a strange power over the town. Will hopes that unearthing the facts about the death will put his questions to rest, but there are those willing to resort to violence to keep those secrets buried.
âEqual parts engaging and creepy, this twisty tale deftly examines how secrets and regret can continue to reverberate through generations. A suspenseful story that examines how families haunt each other in life and death; possibly too creepy for late-night reading.â âKirkus Reviews