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England, 1666.
When Samuel Pepys’s sister is accused of witchcraft in the Huntingdonshire village of Brampton, the famous diarist is desperate to clear her name. But with the community baying for blood — and the son of the infamous Witchfinder General, Simon Hopkins, riding to intercede — he knows he cannot act alone.
Enter Abigail Harcourt: the daughter of a radical printer, clever, clear-eyed, and entirely unsuited to keeping her head down. Pepys recruits her to travel to Brampton as his personal inquisitor, pairing her with the reluctant Jacob Standish, a young man of breeding and loyalty, yet prone to mishap. Together, they must navigate hostility and superstition under the lingering shadow of civil war.
As they uncover lies, secrets and buried allegiances, Abigail begins to suspect that the truth behind the Brampton witch murders may be more dangerous — and more personal — than anyone imagines. But time is running out. The last time Hopkins tried to have a witch hanged, he failed. This time, he will not be so foolish.
The Brampton Witch Murders is the first in The Samuel Pepys Mysteries — a historical mystery series rich in period detail, wit and intrigue. Perfect for readers who enjoy clever female sleuths, olde England, and mysteries with a strong sense of place, it introduces a cast of characters you’ll want to follow from the village stocks to the King’s court.