Lilith Benley and her mother, rumoured to be witches, were convicted of the brutal murder of two teenage girls. Eighteen years later Lilith is released from prison, and soon a young woman is found dead at a neighbouring farm. Called in to investigate, DI Wesley Peterson now has to deal with the terrifying possibility that Lilith Benley has killed again . . .
Meanwhile archaeologist Neil Watson discovers a gruesome wax doll at a house that once belonged to a woman hanged for witchcraft. Then Neil has a near fatal accident, and some suspect a supernatural connection. Now it is up to Wesley to uncover terrible secrets and bring a dangerous killer to justice - a killer who will stop at nothing to wreak vengeance and death.
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