The Fressingfield Witch

A Lawrence Harpham Murder Mystery, Book 1

De: Jacqueline Beard

Narrado por: Andrew Cullum

The Fressingfield Witch is a fictional murder mystery based on true events. Two of Suffolk's darkest cases of witchcraft are weaved together in one compelling story.

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.

©2017 Jacqueline Beard (P)2020 W F Howes

Peek at the past.

This story was interesting and kept my attention until the end. It was a peek into past beliefs and how the families of the victims endured.

I can't wait to begin next book!

Is there any other higher praise for a first book in a series than to want to dive right into book 2? Yes.... when the 1st book is released on Kindle Unlimited and only 1\2 away through the book you realize you are definitely buying the next two books! (I purchased the audio book after being the sample)

This book peels back the layers without pontificating about the struggle of women, especially strong smart women, throughout history. The irony of a historical fiction book revealing TWO historical time periods was not lost on me. The character development and world building in both time periods was excellent. Although I caught the wink and nod by one of the characters I was still pleasantly surprised by away the mystery was wrapped up. Like a great meal I was quite satisfied but left desiring the next course. The narration was brilliant. I highly recommend this book for historical context, the well woven mysteries and strong women characters.