Alyce’s is hiding in a crawl space while her mother is being burnt as a witch. Her mom gave her a letter and a mission to deliver the letter for her safety.  A witch hunter is trying to track her down. She gets thrown into a mental institution, but escapes.

A young boy finds her and brings her to the Swan Inn to recuperat her health. She  must find the man her mom told her about.THis is when she discovered that it’s not just witches who are being burned, but a whole supernatual war going between the living and the dead.

The prose is well done, “She must have managed to drop off somehow, because the next thing she knew she was surrounded by chattering voives and thumping feet.”

The suspenseful tale would be good for middle school and up.

Reviewed by Jeri Fitzpatrick, GNG Middle School, Gray