Appleby has a gripping investigation on his hands

When an ill-advised boast draws the attention of the king of the Staryk—grim fey creatures who seem more ice than flesh—Miryem’s fate

bring him in to consult on a double homicide committed with black magic

her lifetime goal

The Wicked Deep Media & Internet in Politics Appleby has a gripping investigationWelcome to the cursed town of Sparrow Where, two centuries ago, three sisters were sentenced to death for witchery. Stones were tied to their ankles and they were drowned in the deep waters surrounding the town. Now, for a brief time each summer, the sisters return, stealing the bodies of three weak hearted girls so that they may seek their revenge, luring boys into the harbor and pulling them under. Like many locals, seventeen year old Penny Talbot