I have read nearly all the O'Reilly/Dugard Killing series of books. This one I had not so had to order a copy to complete my collection of this series. I started reading it October 31 and did not finish until November 23 although if I had time I would have read thru all 280 pages in a few days. Published in 2023 this covers the horrors of the Salem, Massachusetts witch trials in 1692-93.
I was not very familiar with this historical trauma and learned a lot from this book. The hysteria that ruled and the executions carried out are a black mark of our history and show that the Puritans were not always kind people. The novel goes beyond that through the Constitutional Convention of the US and includes a section on the Exorcism of the demonic based on a 1949 true happening to a young boy and even covers the making of the popular horror film, the Exorcist. It covers a great deal of the tensions amongst the founding fathers which is not usually revealed in history books. The conclusion and Author's note is caution about demonic that still exists. I truly believe there is demonic evil around. The recent Charlie Kirk assassination's is an example. The author expounds about the current cancel culture and the trans activists and how that hysteria has demonic undertones.
An excellent read, 5 *****.
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