Cette série explore les vies et les destins de Martha et Thomas Carrier, ainsi que d'autres figures telles que Martha Allen. Les livres retracent leurs histoires dans un ordre chronologique, permettant aux lecteurs de suivre le déroulement des personnages et des événements au fil du temps. C'est une lecture captivante pour ceux qui s'intéressent aux figures historiques et à leurs parcours de vie. La série offre une fenêtre sur le passé, révélant des récits humains dans le contexte de leur époque.
After Thomas Carrier saves Martha Allen from a wolf attack, he discovers wild animals are not the only dangers lurking in the Massachusetts woods: assassins have arrived from London to capture Charles I's executioner, said to be living outside Boston under an assumed name
Martha Carrier was one of the first women to be accused, tried and hanged as a witch in Salem, Massachusetts. Like her mother, young Sarah Carrier is bright and willful, openly challenging the small, brutal world in which they live. Often at odds with one another, mother and daughter are forced to stand together against the escalating hysteria of the trials and the superstitious tyranny that led to the torture and imprisonment of more than 200 people accused of witchcraft. This is the story of Martha's courageous defiance and ultimate death, as told by the daughter who survived.