Scores of innocent women died during the Suffolk witch trials. Fear and uncertainty swept the land.

Years later and two unexplained deaths in the village of Fressingfield stir up rumours of witchcraft again. Private Detective Lawrence Harpham agrees to investigate. But Lawrence is still tormented by the loss of his family in a house fire. Can he overcome his own demons and discover who is behind the flurry of deaths?

The sins of the fathers return to haunt in this intricately plotted Victorian murder mystery.