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A chilling, haunting ghost story that delves into the dark past of the 16th century Essex witch trials. So scary you'll sleep with the lights on...
Sadie Asquith has been fascinated by the dark past of Essex's witch hunts for as long as she can remember. And for good reason: between 1560 and 1680, over 500 women were tried for witchcraft in the county of Essex. But as she researches a book on the subject, Sadie experiences strange, ghostly visions. She hears noises at night, a sobbing sound that follows her, and black moths appear from nowhere. It's as if, by digging up the truth about the witch hunts, she has opened an unearthly connection to the women treated so cruelly and killed centuries before.
And something else in the modern world is after her too: Sadie is sure she's being followed, her flat is burgled and she finds clues that reveal her own past isn't all that she believed. Can she find peace for the witches of Essex's history and can she find a safe path for herself?
For fans of Christopher Ransom and Susan Hill.
• The Drowning Pool was a strong debut. Syd went to many readings and events in the run up to Halloween, forming brilliant media connections for the future. It received great reviews on Amazon - over 40, coming in at 4.5 stars on average
• There has been a recent resurgence of ghost stories with The Birthing House by Christopher Ransom and Sacrifice by S J Bolton, books which have reinvented this genre for a modern audience.
• So scary, it will have readers turning on all the lights and locking the doors. Published in time for Halloween.
• As a former TV presenter and media personality, Syd Moore is extremely promotable.
Sadie Asquith has been fascinated by the dark past of Essex's witch hunts for as long as she can remember. And for good reason: between 1560 and 1680, over 500 women were tried for witchcraft in the county of Essex. But as she researches a book on the subject, Sadie experiences strange, ghostly visions. She hears noises at night, a sobbing sound that follows her, and black moths appear from nowhere. It's as if, by digging up the truth about the witch hunts, she has opened an unearthly connection to the women treated so cruelly and killed centuries before.
And something else in the modern world is after her too: Sadie is sure she's being followed, her flat is burgled and she finds clues that reveal her own past isn't all that she believed. Can she find peace for the witches of Essex's history and can she find a safe path for herself?
For fans of Christopher Ransom and Susan Hill.
• The Drowning Pool was a strong debut. Syd went to many readings and events in the run up to Halloween, forming brilliant media connections for the future. It received great reviews on Amazon - over 40, coming in at 4.5 stars on average
• There has been a recent resurgence of ghost stories with The Birthing House by Christopher Ransom and Sacrifice by S J Bolton, books which have reinvented this genre for a modern audience.
• So scary, it will have readers turning on all the lights and locking the doors. Published in time for Halloween.
• As a former TV presenter and media personality, Syd Moore is extremely promotable.