Beware the self-righteous man of faith, the wicked-eyed child, the jealous lover. For this is Salem, in 1691, where rumours fly on the wind and witchcraft is abroad.

Beware the self-righteous man of faith, the wicked-eyed child, the jealous lover. For this is Salem, in 1691, where rumours fly on the wind and witchcraft is abroad.

Lois Barclay, cursed in childhood, is a stranger in a strange land - and the devil will work his mischief on Lois's neighbours before the season of madness is out.