From duplicitous if not downright diabolical humans to demons of the fjords and deep seas and cryptids of the forest, Bjorn presents a lively cross-section of the haunter and the haunted found in Alaska’s Inside Passage. Thompson and Patrick McManus.Ĭhapters touch on legends such as Alexander Baranov, Soapy Smith, James Wickersham, and the Kóoshdaa Káa (Kushtaka) to lesser known but fascinating characters like “Naked” Joe Knowles and purported serial killer Ed Krause. Bjorn’s writing, sometimes poignant and often wickedly funny, brings to mind Hunter S. Each chapter is rooted in Bjorn’s own adventures and will intertwine fascinating history, interviews, and his reflections. This is an impressive debut.A collection of twenty stories showcasing the supernatural legends and unsolved mysteries of Southeast Alaska, with a focus on the region between Yakutat and Petersburg, where the author has lived his entire life, writing, teaching, guiding, commercial fishing, and investigating ghost stories.

I got yanked into the story from the first lines and couldn’t stop reading. The book is quite dark at times given it’s set during a notorious era of witch trials, paranoia and hatred but the love between the female characters specially Evey and her sister and Evey and Anne, the woman who helps her really brings the book to life. There’s something really special about this book. I’ve red books that cover similar themes and ideas but not as well written, rich and compelling as Witch. The Great Northern Witch Hunts Murder by Witchcraft: A Pendle Witch Short Story Divided by Witchcraft: Inspired. I thought Witch was a terrific read and look forward to reading what the author comes up with next. now she wants the children Karen Perkins. I never did no 1 October 2020, ebook, 277 pages, bought from GET A COPY The Great Northern Witch Hunts Murder by Witchcraft: A Pendle Witch Short Story Divided by Witchcraft: Inspired by.

But she has promised her mother that she will keep Dill, her little sister, safe.Īs the lust for blood and retribution rises to fever pitch, will Evey keep true to the bonds of sisterhood and to the magick that is her destiny? Set in the 17th century, a breath-taking debut, and a potential prize-winner, about the power of women, witchcraft, fury, revenge and the ties that bind us.Īfter witnessing the brutal murder of her mother by witch-hunters, Evey vows to avenge her and track down the killers.

Murder by Witchcraft by Karen Perkins